speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
turn of fortune; twist of fate
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
household; home; family; housekeeping
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to employ; to hire; to charter
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
want to ... do something; would like to ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to employ; to hire; to charter
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
several times; several degrees
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
riding together; riding with
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best