credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
youngest brother; last disciple
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to come and go; to go back and forth
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
eight (long cylindrical things)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
on the way back; when about to go back
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to miss a chance; to fail to do
sixth day of the month; six days
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in the meantime; meanwhile