charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
men and women of all ages
partition; division; discrimination; partiality; reserve; distance (in a relationship)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to slide down; to slip down
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
intuition; instinct; hunch
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
block (of wood); chip; splinter
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to mind; to care; to worry