All the goodness gone from tea (1688)
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Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book published in the 17th century.
sublime
"Risuke became stark mad, revealing his private affairs to the whole province."
Tough times.
Even though it is derivative, translations are eligible for copyright as an original work.
http://bookwormtranslations.com/copyright-law-and-translatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright...
This book was published in 1959. It is copyrighted by Cambridge University Press and is a translation by G. W. Sargent, with introduction and commentary.
"It's no trick to make a lot of money if all you want... is to make a lot of money"
but sadly, no mentiom of the translator for the linked one, which I think is the most important part of your professed enjoyment.
Searching, I can't find any scans or versions online aside from this unsatisfactory Google Books version. This also appears to be 1 of only 2 translations ever (the other being "Nippon eitaigura. The way to wealth. Translated by Soji Mizuno" 1955, but which is much shorter and the used copies also more expensive), and a brief excerpted story in Keene's _Anthology of Japanese Literature_.
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I've always meant to read Saikaku and didn't realize that _Storehouse_ was so hard to get (probably his third most famous work after _Amorous Man_ and _Women Who Loved Love_), so I've bought one of them off Amazon ($28.99) and I'll scan & upload it online at some point.
https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=Nippon+Eita...
Shows a handful of copies from $50-100.
To be born a god is too easy -- it's hard to turn to the dharma when life is so good. To be born a demon or an animal is too difficult -- it's hard to practice the way when life is so tough. As a human, we recognize fairly early that life does not always go our way; but we are not without some control and capacity for disciplined practice. It's this combination that allows us to (a) want to practice and (b) be able to practice.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/japan/japan-gaku-gold-ichi-bu-ban-k...
http://www.worldcat.org/title/japanese-family-storehouse-or-...
I make a honest living, but, having no wife or children, I know that all the money I save will ultimately be enjoyed by people who hate and despise me.