good (place to leave off); convenient
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to pull wires; to pull strings
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
small amount; bit; smidgen
hard (life); tough (world)
world of suffering; life of prostitution
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
standing firm; holding out
security for a loan; collateral
to increase in value; to gain prestige
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
one's native country; land of one's birth
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
8000; eight thousand; many
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
becoming a lordless samurai
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri