debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
imperial throne; the Crown
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reality; actuality; hard fact
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
construction; architecture (of buildings)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(Japanese) empress; queen
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lechery; debauchery; philandering
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished