feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
amount of money; sum of money
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
three sides; small offering stand
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
hey there; I say; see here
lottery; lot; raffle; draw