misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a little bit; a little while
... years old; age (of) ...
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
large amount of money; great cost
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
permission; approval; authorization; license
average; ordinary; normal
smallish; on the small side
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to leave word; to leave a message
independent action; acting alone
chance (of success); odds
they; those guys; those fellows