to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
footwear; footgear; shoes
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
finding employment; getting a job
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to help each other; to cooperate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)