scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
how; in what way; by what means
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to be able to manage somehow or another
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
straight-laced person; stubborn person
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
family structure; family composition; family makeup
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
being upright and cleanhanded
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to need; to call for; to require
I see; that's right; indeed
to attack; to assault; to assail
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air