underworld; underside of society
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
good; goodness; right; virtue
window-gazing; window-shopping
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to be excited; to be elated
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
another day; some other day
in case of; at that time; at this time
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
center; centre; metropolis
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
in person; personally; directly