necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
reopening; resumption; restarting
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
each (every) time; whenever
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
those (near the second person)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject