story; tale; talk; discussion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to look forward to something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to stare back at; to look back at
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
so; like this; in this way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be worried; to be troubled
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
looks; personal appearance; features
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to repeat; to do something over again