to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
waste; lavish spending; dissipation
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
medical apparatus; medical instruments
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
this for sure; certainly is
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
Nakae Choumin (1847-1901)
Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
to make a lasting impression
the whole nation; all the people
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
person with a head for business
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)