(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
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
society; the world; the times
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
family name; lineage; birth; clan
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
wherein; therein; thereinto
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
one by one; one after another; successively
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one's family; family member
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to encamp; to take up positions
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
watch store; watch dealer
ago; since; before; previous
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
lately; recently; nowadays
several years; a few years
straight-laced person; stubborn person
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire