property; fortune; means; assets
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
possible; probable; likely
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
kegs of sake; lot of sake
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
to be intimate with; to befriend
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
one's possessions; ownership
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
source (of supply); channel
appeal; entreaty; request
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
looking over; glancing through
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
in succession; one after another
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
administration of justice
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)