to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to become empty; to be emptied
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
not caring; not giving a damn
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
night stall; night shop; night fair
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)