to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
empirical; from experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
speaking voice; talking voice
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
consequence; outcome; result; blame
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...