to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
clientele; customer stratum
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
store interior; inside of a shop
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to correct oneself; to restate
paisley (design); paisley motif
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to say things to ease one's mind
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
what's what; heads or tails
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown