business ability; business acumen
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
regular customer; valued client
to entertain; to make welcome
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
connection; link; relationship
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
so; like this; in this way
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be surprised; to be astonished
excellent (piece of) work
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
rather; sooner; preferably
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
each and all; every single one; everybody
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely