to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
joint owners; part owners
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to talk; to chat; to chatter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
while; during (the time when)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
rest; break; recess; intermission
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
both; both sides; both parties
generation; the world; the age
several people; a few people
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
potato chips; potato crisps
such ... as; or some such
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster