Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
master thief; notorious robber
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to drop; to lose; to let fall
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
of all things (days, etc.)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)