one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
noted product; local specialty
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
price; cost; value; worth; value
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
income; receipts; revenue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
wages; pay; rental payment
if it is the case that ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
something; some kind of; for some reason
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to sweep away; to sweep out
can't help; won't make much difference
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful