prize money; monetary award; reward
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
calamity; disaster; accident
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
older sister and younger brother
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
judgment; judgement; discernment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to cry and shout; to scream
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
legendary; fabled; fabulous
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
watering hole; watering place