to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
otherwise; or else; if not
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to jump upon (a moving object)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
blow; shock; strike; batting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
Peace Preservation Act (1925)
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
how many people; a number of people
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
sixth day of the month; six days
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to make merry; to be festive