amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
(United States of) America; USA
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
downhill grade; downgrade
nook (small and oft. secluded space in a home)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
eastern foot (of a mountain)
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull