fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
name; given name; first name
frequenting; staying around
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to have an eye on; to zero in on
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
divorce; dissolution of adoption
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to set up shop; to open a store
capital; funds; seed money; asset
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound