to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
one's parents' generation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
family; members of a family
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
secret; private; surreptitious
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(not so) much; (not) very
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to become better; to improve
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop