trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
street; quarter; district; area
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
dice; die; baton (of command)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
generously; liberally; magnanimously
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
relaxation; recreation; recess
end of war; cessation of hostilities
munitions; military stores
storehouse; warehouse; godown