absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
lately; recently; nowadays
matter causing distress; something causing worry
kitchen; financial situation
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to do the job; to do the business
successfully; with success
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
good performance; good work; great success
sad to say; how sad; alas
cold reception; inhospitality
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
impassioned speech; fervent speech
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
clear writing; specification
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
handicraft; industrial art object