workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
more than usual; especially; particularly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dock; thorough physical examination
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
duty; function; office; mission; task
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
what time; (lit.) which hour
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
branch manager; manager of a branch office
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
grasp; catch; understanding
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
nothing but; none other than