private funds; own funds; private property
vacant house; unoccupied house
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
dilapidated house; deserted house
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
(national) capital (city); metropolis
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
passing through without stopping; passing by
toll; transit fee; transit duty
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
instead; but (on the other hand)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
is something that; is that which
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
position; job; employment; opening
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one day; (on) a certain day
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight