anyone; any person; whoever
to make one's own; to take possession of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
substantial matter; significant item
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
successor; replacement; second wife
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
without cause; without reason
one by one; one each; one at a time
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sparing oneself; laziness
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome