disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
noisy; confused; uproarious
major incident; major happening; big scandal
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to care for someone; to look after someone
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ