trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
that is to say; so that means
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
world of suffering; life of prostitution
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
indicate reason; infers some protest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that