pursuer; pursuing party; posse
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
reassuring; stout-hearted; firm; courageous
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
on the way back; returning
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
all (there is); as long as there is
long time; long interval; for quite some time
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
acid; sourness; sour taste
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
each time it happens; at all such times
envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater