general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
(written) contract; agreement
financial institutions; banking facilities
registration; accession; register; entry; record
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
product; commodity; merchandise
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to take command; to give direction
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
critical (condition); serious
ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen
to get angry; to become perverse
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
general public; the masses
to like; to love; to be fond of
disgrace; humiliation; insult
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
outline; summary; argument
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)