keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to make an appearance; to show up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
this (very thing); this precisely
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
inn town; post town; post-station town
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to grow up; to become an adult
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
disinheritance; disowning
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
programme; program; plans; arrangements
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles