to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one's house; one's home; one's family
height (of body); stature
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light; easy; non-serious; minor
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
threat; intimidation; menace
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
face; looks; vestiges; trace
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
loveable; very likeable; like very much
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
something like ...; something called ...
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping