poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
affixing; pasting; sticking
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
founder; originator; pioneer
suddenly; all of a sudden; flying (of a flag, etc.); waving; fluttering
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to put one's life on the line
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
trade sample; product sample
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
diligent student; studious person
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
study; pursuit of knowledge
flood of customers; roaring business
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
regardless of; irrespective of
sensual love; love affair
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
private residence or home
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera); cleyera
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate