to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
newspaper reporter; print journalist
bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to cause someone to worry
indirection; indirectness
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
just past noon; afternoon
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)