to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
dozens; scores of; decades
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient