half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
regular customer; valued client
dressing room; fitting room
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
above the knee; on one's lap
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
scat (in jazz); scat-singing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
body of a garment; bodice
monarch; shogun (of the Tokugawa government)
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
price reduction; discount
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
sudden impulse; passing fancy
generously; liberally; magnanimously
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
very rich person; the super rich
moderately wealthy person