reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
looking depressed; long face
again and again; repeatedly
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
pointing out; identification
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)