confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
suspension (from work or school)
leader; central personage
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
time; season; period; phase; stage
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
greeting; a fine thing to say
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against