paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tenement house; row house
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
show tent; circus tent; freak show
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
briskly with small steps; trotting
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
evening meal; supper; dinner
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
quantity or volume of water
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self