cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
discovery; detection; finding
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
washing machine (laundry)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
almost; roughly; approximately
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
hateful; detestable; loathsome
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window