certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
tenth day of the month; ten days
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
should; must; -able; probably; likely
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
that's the way it is; such is life
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
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
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
directions; instructions; orders; command
memory; sense; experience
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to follow another's example
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
until now; so far; up to the present
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger