trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
with a click; with a snap
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
rest; break; recess; intermission
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
androgynous; gender-neutral
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
regular customer; general audience; general public
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
don't you think?; indicates question
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive