skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
chair; stool; post; office; position
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dwelling; house; residence; address
complete set; all; everything
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
clicking; clopping; clacking
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
untouched; unused; intact
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
besides; in addition; also; moreover
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")