to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
society; public; community; social studies
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
work; business; company; study
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to drift together; to drift to the shore
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
dark (color); concentrated; thick
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
saclike; saccate; saccular
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
caller; visitor; company; guest
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining