to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
clearing one's throat; cough
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
loitering on the way; wayside grass
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
wearing one's hair in braids
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
stabbing to death; putting out
ring; band; ring; circum-
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
wounded person; injured person
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
(water-filled) paddy field
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
stolen goods; loot; spoils
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing