final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered (defense)
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
ahead; before; the future
criminal (bound by ropes); prisoner in bonds; being bound by ropes
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
to understand; to comprehend
secret; private (information)
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
careless person; thoughtless person
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to be blessed with children
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
gaiters; leggings; puttees
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
ration; stipend; allowance
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to re-examine; to review; to recheck