time; hour; period; class
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
lacking a plan; haphazard
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
alone; by oneself; on one's own
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
about this time; about now
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to send flying with a kick
getting an advance (on one's salary)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
expenses; costly; expensive
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair