female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this and that; one thing or another
main question; real issue at hand
to see through; to see the true nature of something
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
connections; contacts; influence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wooden signboard with a peaked top (usu. with information about a historical place)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
fee charged by a gambling house; house cut; banker's fee
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
one or two; a few; small number
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)