to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
something; what; why; how
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
merchant house employee; tradesman
to engage in prostitution
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
woman who forced her husband into marriage
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
security for a loan; collateral
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
from outside; from the side
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
to keep a house; to run a household
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display