dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
pre-war days; before the war
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
100,000; hundred thousand
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
police; police officer; police station
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
unexpectedly; surprisingly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
touché; you've got me there
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
let's not say (such things) to each other
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)