parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
famous brand of sake; choice sake
many; much; plenty; hardly
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
man of letters; literary man
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
shameless; shameless person
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); flathead grey mullet; black mullet; redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
vengeance; revenge; retaliation