to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
strike (i.e. industrial action)
sympathy; compassion; pity
village office; local administration office in a village
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
finding employment; getting a job
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
late at night; at a late hour
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
something like ...; something called ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
guidance; leadership; leading the way
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
joint together; opposite; facing
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze