reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
wholesale arrest; round-up
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
witnessing; observing; sighting
dozens; scores of; decades
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
inn town; post town; post-station town
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival