ignorant of the ways of the world
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
light brown; golden brown
finish; finishing; finishing touches
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
starting (departure) time
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
boisterously; roughly; briskly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
public institution; public organization; official body
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
array; muster; line-up; full force
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
whistle (sound made with the lips)
full acceptance of workers' pay demands