to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be surprised; to be astonished
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
steamship; steamboat; steamer
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
power; might; authority; influence
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ration; stipend; allowance
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
in a day; in a brief space of time
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic