to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
spare time; free time; leisure time
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
work; business; company; study
principal occupation; core business
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(not) even once; (not) ever
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to become settled; to be fixed
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment