settlement; solution; resolution
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
imagination; supposition; guess
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to miss out on going; to fail to go
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
street; quarter; district; area
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
hiding one's embarrassment
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly