securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
never mind!; don't worry about it
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
then; well; so; well then
rather; sooner; preferably
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related