straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to rock; to shake; to swing
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
along the road; along the way
discipline; training; teaching manners
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
generation; lifetime; age
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
aristocracy system; aristocracy
system; institution; organization; organisation
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
calling by name; designation; nomination
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail