about; concerning; as to; regarding
to wash away; to rinse off
during imprisonment; while in jail
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
band of robbers; gang of thieves
Kataoka Nizaemon (1944.3-)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
general election (of the lower house)
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
preference; priority; precedence
Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
enactment; establishment; creation
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
being entertained by a geisha
English conversation; school for English conversation
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
interest (in something); enthusiasm