transactions; dealings; business
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
inspection; examination; survey
order; command; directions; instructions
reduction by half; halving
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
reduction; diminution; abatement
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to say no more; to sink into silence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
near oneself; close to one; familiar
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
immediately; at once; instantly
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)