reward; honorarium; remuneration
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
moving tale; impressive tale
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
wasteful person; spendthrift
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
self-interest; selfish desire
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to dispose of; to sell off
information leak; data breach
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wages; pay; rental payment
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane