illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to drive someone out; to force someone to leave
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
death in jail; death in prison
to toady; to be obsequious
lidded; covered; container with a lid
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
half-sibling (with a different mother)
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
that's too bad; too bad for you!
occupation; calling; livelihood
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
losing weight; slimming; lean person
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl