to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
man; male; masculine gender
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
order of chivalry; chivalric order
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
cold reception; inhospitality
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
difference; variation; difference
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else