to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
constable; method of catching criminals
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
upper part; upper region; region above
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to make use of; to lend money
member of shogun's council of elders
inn town; post town; post-station town
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
in person; personally; directly
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure