probability; likelihood; chances
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
last days; the end; one's fate
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to detain; to take into custody
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
transactions; dealings; business
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
incident; affair; happening; event
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
counter for drops of liquid
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
one's home country; one's homeland
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to push aside; to brush aside
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
sea level; (surface of) sea
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)