set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to face; to go towards; to head towards
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
originally; by nature; from the start
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
interior design; interior; upholstery
living by oneself; living alone
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)