beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
street stall; stand; booth
race (of people); type of person
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
slave traffic; slave dealer
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to dispose of; to sell off
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
looking away; looking aside
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
outside one's jurisdiction
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows