to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
the whole day; all the day
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
method of operation; operating procedure
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
how; in what way; by what means
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding
operation; functioning; running