to be ready-made; to become intimate with
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
empirical; from experience
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)
match (to light fire with)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
regret; repentance; remorse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
Japanese (people, language, style)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
imitation crab meat; crab sticks
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
a step; short distance; short time
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
down payment; contract money