unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
time; season; period; phase; stage
shopping; purchased goods
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
greedy; avaricious; covetous
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features