what's what; heads or tails
formal marriage interview
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
property; fortune; assets
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
spouse; wife; husband; partner
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
share in inheritance; inheritance share; portion of inheritance
forty-ninth day after a person's death
what's what; heads or tails
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
flight; desertion; escape
to change completely; to change suddenly
and then; and so; and; so then
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
leather shoes; leather boots
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)