contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to this extent; to this degree; this much
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to get change back; to be more than enough
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
several years; a few years
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
solution; solution strategy
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)