you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
manner of using one's hands
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
really; truly; indeed; good grief
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
threat; intimidation; menace
speech; manner of speaking
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown