acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
quarrel; dispute; argument
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
agricultural community; farm village; rural
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to make sure of the truth
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
classification; categorization; sorting
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
beyond one's means or position
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
something wrapped in cloth
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
each time it happens; at all such times
world; society; people; the public
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
sharply; harshly; stingingly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly