duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hey there; I say; see here
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash (to pieces); to ruin (e.g. a plan); to wreck; to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
day of spring; spring sun
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
sheath; case; (finger) stall; condom
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
art of living; way of life
living alone; solitude; solitary life
innumerable; countless; numberless
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
failure; mistake; blunder
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused