February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
one's own property; possessions
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
what day?; what day of the week?
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
lump together; put all together
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
settlement out of court; private settlement
biological parent; real parent
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
remaining silent; keeping secret
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
confusion; mixing; merger
to subsist; to keep on living