ordering (materials); placing an order; order
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
softly; mildly; gently; politely
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
engineer; technical officer
pride; dignity; self-respect
pride; dignity; self-worth
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
what do you want?; can I help you?
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
general public; the masses
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
every year; yearly; annually
binoculars; field glasses
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
full view; plain sight; completely visible
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up