understanding; comprehension
contrived; false-sounding
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
final income tax return; final declaration; final report
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
long (time that has passed); old (story)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
what is called; what they call; so-called
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
marriage fraud; fake marriage
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
life and death; life or death
business use; business purposes
long ago; once upon a time
this and that; such and such
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
condensed milk; Soviet Union
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
private affairs; personal matter
appointment; rendezvous; date