leading male role in kabuki
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
weight stone (placed on pickles)
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
aquatic products; fisheries
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be profitable; to yield a profit
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded