good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
moneylending; moneylender
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
unseasonable; out of season
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
black-market lending; illegal loan
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
foreigner; alien; stranger
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
largest class; top category
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
belief; conviction; opinion
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
freedom; free man; free woman
when it comes to; concerning
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
reform; reformation; reorganization
distant look; faraway look
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
lifelike; exact resemblance
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
favorite; favourite; habitually used
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
safety; welfare; well-being
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)