to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to understand; to make out
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
string instrument; stringed instrument
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
demon of ill health; disease
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
feeling one gets from listening to something
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof