being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
generously; liberally; magnanimously
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
exemption; exoneration; discharge
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
vacancy; room for rent or lease
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to provide; to arrange; to install
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside of; not covered by
although I say; although one might say; although called
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
script; libretto; scenario
such; this sort of; like this
question; inquiry; enquiry
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
practice; practising; training; study
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with