red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
money-making; earning money
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
installment; instalment; premium; bill
love of animals; animal loving
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
how should I know?; don't ask me
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
10,000,000,000; ten billion
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
businessman; industrialist
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
life; living; I; me; student
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle