to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
and then; and so; and; so then
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
looking pale; looking unwell
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reality; actuality; hard fact
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to say no more; to sink into silence
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
consumption; expenditure; spending
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field