dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
end; close; finish; termination
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to find out; to discover; to locate
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
capital; funds; seed money; asset
wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
how can (one) do something
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible