to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
how; in what way; circumstances
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
at a stroke; with a single swoop
directions; instructions; orders; command
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to attempt; to test; to try out
standing firm; holding out
the place for; the time for; the level of
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler