to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(social) position; status
property; fortune; assets
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
handful; small amount; small number
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be helpful; to be useful
document; official papers
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
secret; private; surreptitious
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains