sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
cash bonus; reward; bounty
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
succession; continuation; series; sequence
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
victim; injured party; sufferer
like a decent person; human
slave traffic; slave dealer
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
proper; respectable; decent; honest
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
trio; gang of three; threesome
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to pretend; to act (as if)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
country-bred; raised in the country
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
successfully; with success
workshop; studio; atelier
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
licence; license; certificate; diploma
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
modesty; humility; being humble