at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
first meeting; first interview with
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to succeed; to bear fruit
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
impossible to do (although wants to)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to like; to love; to be fond of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it