to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
female owner; proprietress; landlady
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
ago; since; before; previous
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
go that far; to that extent
quarrel; dispute; argument
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
while; during; while; although; all; both
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become distant; to recede
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
people close to the head man