nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
snake; serpent; large snake
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu