probity check; background investigation
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
traditional art; traditional performance art
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
large amount of money; great cost
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
model or exemplary student
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
act of mercy; helping another person
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
preservation; retainment; keeping
businessman; industrialist
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
ongoing; in progress; afoot