having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
while moving; on the move
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to lose face; to be disgraced
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
how much; how many; to what extent
in proportion to; according to; depending on
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
right (to do something); authority; power
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to be main; to be principal; to be important
local specialty; special product (of a region)
product; produce; result; fruit
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
that's true; of course; obviously