complete recovery of health
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shopping; purchased goods
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
in swarms; in great crowds
impossible to do (although wants to)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
impudent; shameless; brazen
common people; ordinary people; masses
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights