middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
covered with; stained; smeared
to be smeared; to be covered
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
preface; introduction; preamble
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
large amount of money; great cost
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
difference; variation; difference
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
toxin; poisonous substance
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal