prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
wages; pay; rental payment
commercial area; business district
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
stranger; tramp; wanderer
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
growth period; growing season
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
transactions; dealings; business
serious; not joking; straight
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
genuine; authentic; true; real
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to dispose of; to sell off
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to attempt; to test; to try out
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
wherein; therein; thereinto
older sister; elder sister