to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
France; French (language)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to lead someone around by the nose
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
way; method; means; resource; course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son