to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to form a group; to form a bunch
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
in this way; along these lines; similarly
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
to sell off; to sell completely
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
extensive; vast range; wide scope
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
(within a) territory; domains
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
landowner; landlord; landlady
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
this occasion; at this time; now
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
high-grade sake; fine drink
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit