to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
motherland; fatherland; native country
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
woman; female; feminine gender
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
sublime; noble; high-minded
companion; partner; spouse
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
man; male; masculine gender
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
don't you think?; indicates question
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
physical condition; state of health
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
official business; public business
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances