knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dealing with; coping with
settlement; payment of account
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
space (room, area, outer space)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
box-office takings; box-office revenue
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
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
festival merrymaking; revelry
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to anticipate; to foresee