exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
leader; authority; mainstay
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
husband and wife; married couple
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
little house; my humble home; snail shell
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to have a relationship; to have relations
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to go with the flow; to go with the times
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
living up to one's reputation
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
a great variety of; diversity
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth