long ago; a long time ago; already
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
how long; how far; how much
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
narrow; thin (sized); slender
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
settlement; solution; resolution
about; concerning; related to; -ish
incident; affair; happening; event
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how long; how far; how much
to gather; to collect; to assemble
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
instability; insecurity; crankiness