riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
various articles; various items; various kinds
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
welcome; (warm) reception
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
labor; labour; manpower; working force
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
variation in color (colour); having a different color
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction