capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
regret; repentance; remorse
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
like a decent person; human
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
good-quality; superior in quality
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
trial product; prototype model
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
thickness; profundity; depth
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
raw materials; ingredients
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?