embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
moneylending; moneylender
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
small circle; small circle (of a sphere)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
about this time; about now
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to become clear; to be made public
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
gambling den; gambling house