placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
in order; in turn; one by one
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
medical care; medical treatment
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
man among men; manly man; alpha male
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
biological child; one's own child
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 novel by Lew Wallace, several films)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum