one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
number; number plate; license plate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
in history; ever; historical
woman; female; feminine gender
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
control; management (e.g. of a business)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism