China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
cooperation; collaboration
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
letting (someone) die without helping
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to finish reading; to read through
depending on; dependent on
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
amount of money; sum of money
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
hastily made; improvised preparation
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
guard; security (officer); guardsman