world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
however; having said that; but
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
determination; resolution
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to prostrate oneself before
without sparing time for sleep
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sorry; excuse me; thank you
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
best regards; please take care of; please do
financial power; financial means; wealth
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand