chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
amount of material resources
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
killing two birds with one stone
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
long time; long interval; for quite some time
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
diving; submerging; going underwater
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to affect; to impact; to influence
suffrage; the right to vote
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
fixed date; settlement date
dry orgasm (of a male); reaching orgasm without ejaculating
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
and yet; though; when; in spite of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux