leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
at first; in the beginning; originally
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone (of voice); manner of talking
for the present; for the time being
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in that way; like that; that way
rottenness; decay; corruption
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to pile up; to accumulate
way of talking; speaking style
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
such; like that; that sort of
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
derailment; digression; deviation
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness