loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
reserve and consideration (to others)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
jungle; jungle; jungle music
king; monarch; ruler; champion
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
calm; composed; leisurely
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
fortunetelling (as an occupation)
transient life; ephemeral existence
passer-by; traveler; traveller
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
defense (of oneself); defence; explanation
very small; tiny; insignificant
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
counter for books; volume
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
talking while standing; standing around talking
being already (well) aware