to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
in the same way as; just like
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(Japanese-style) dining table
to sit down; to take a seat
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
opening a business; opening a practice