worst; worst-case (scenario)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to offer for sale; to put on the market
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
position; job; employment; opening
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
overthrow of the shogunate
to have an idea; to have a clue
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
shogunate marital union with the Imperial family
trend of the times; way things are going
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
the same kind; accomplice; partner
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
I don't know; I don't understand
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
making paper umbrellas; overlaying an umbrella framework; paper umbrella maker
store; reserve; stock; savings
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
that is to say; so that means
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)