to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
tendency; trend; inclination
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
somebody (important); person of importance
settlement; solution; resolution
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
commitment; pledge; promise
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
in the morning; during the morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
time; hour; period; class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory