art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
specialization; specialisation
limited; limiting; restrictive
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
curse; spell; malediction
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
silence; stillness; quietness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
a considerable number; a fair number
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
everything working out as desired
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
trusting too much; overestimating ability
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
memory; sense; experience
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion