shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
being good at selling; shrewd salesman
limit price (e.g. on a stock transaction); price limit
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
scroll mounter; picture framer
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
businessman with political ties
one's own profits; one's own pockets
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
going through great pains in vain
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
to try all possible means
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
house in an alley; rear tenement
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
lodging; putting up at a hotel
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in