American currency; US dollar
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to demand money; to pester; to extort
that kind; competition; match
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
soldier; combatant; warrior
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
one end; an end; part; fragment
to rip out (and take); to tear out
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
general; popular; common; typical
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in terms of; from the point of view of
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
all; entire; whole; altogether
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
authority; power; influence
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to squash; to crush; to flatten
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse