to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
everything; all things; all affairs; all matters
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be profitable; to yield a profit
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tradition; legend; folklore
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
thousand years; very long period; forever
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
professional gambler; gamester
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
forgetting; lapse of memory
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
question; inquiry; enquiry
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
second term; second stage