duty; obligation; responsibility
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be profitable; to yield a profit
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
thought; consideration; thinking
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
youthful; young; young-looking
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
questions and answers; dialogue
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light bulb; incandescent light bulb