if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
daimyo's main Edo mansion
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
the times; the world; society
in good health; alive and well; going strong
article; news story; report; account
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
detailed; minute; articulate
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to look down on; to make light of
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
overlooking; turning a blind eye
yellowish; tinged with yellow
quick-tempered; impatient
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar