to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to set up shop; to open a store
to be flexible; to be accommodating
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
it's been a long time; long time no see
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
going through; going via; going by way of
you; (arch.) your residence
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...