as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
when it becomes; when it comes to
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
amount of money; sum of money
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
too much; excessively; too
expression; look; countenance; face
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
such; this sort of; like this
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ten; 10; ten years of age
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
five (long cylindrical things)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration