guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to entertain; to make welcome
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
patriarch; head of a family
proud; triumphant; boastful
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
merits; distinguished services
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
one eye; one of one's eyes
endless; boundless; everlasting
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to rank with; to rank among
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
breakdown of negotiations