readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
to make it worth someone's while; to make something worthwhile
bribe; money under the table
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
bold; daring; unflappable
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to finish; to end; to close
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
rare; uncommon; not often seen
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
big catch (fishing); good haul
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
strong-willed; strong of heart
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
simmering; (boiling) gently
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
pathos; melancholy; sorrow
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
different thing; another question; different case
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor