to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
even if; even though; however; no matter how
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
starting point; point of departure
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to jump at; to be attracted by
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
in that manner; like that
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
poor farmer; needy peasant
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station