skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to cause someone to worry
indirection; indirectness
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
number of ways; several ways; several kinds
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
three times; thrice; third (interval)
just past noon; afternoon
long ago; a long time ago; already
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
what time; (lit.) which hour
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
morning; forenoon; just before noon
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to do (attend to) business
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression