chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to appease; to suppress; to calm
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
speech; expression; wording; language
sense of values; values; value system
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
family; members of a family
to ask a question; to ask questions
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
instability; insecurity; crankiness
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon