loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to maintain; to continue to have
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
muddy water; red-light district
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to give out (off) fragrance
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dignity; majesty; sanctity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
way of asking; way of listening; listener
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
speech; expression; wording; language
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course