curse; spell; malediction
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
property; fortune; assets
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one day; (on) a certain day
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
land shark; land speculator
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
indicate reason; infers some protest
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
entering and leaving hospital
to repeat; to do something over again
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
provisional disposition; temporary injunction
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
long-term hospitalization
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to close down a business; to shut a business
to sell off; to sell completely
as before; as ever; as it was originally
the way back; the way home; return trip
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)