one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
business; trade; operations; sales
should not be; must not be
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
woman; lady; adult female
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
noted product; local specialty
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
charming; fascinating; attractive
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
mistress; kept woman; concubine
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
how can (one) do something
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned