malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
understanding; comprehension
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
landowner; landlord; landlady
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
taste; palate; sense of taste
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well