to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to palm off; to force a sale
fraudulent sale of worthless land (e.g. by overstating its future value)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to be silent; to say nothing
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
foreign; abroad; overseas
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
donation; contribution; endowment
to gather; to collect; to assemble
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to start to move; to get going; to come alive