grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
how; in what way; how about; questionable
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
almost every day; almost daily
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to get along well together; to be close to each other
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
something like ...; something called ...
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
chance; opportunity; occasion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
these guys; these fellows
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
influence; clout; leverage
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)