making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
losing one's means of livelihood
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the reason is that ...; because
rational; reasonable; logical
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to accumulate years of experience; to become proficient
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
coquetry; flirtatiousness; flattery
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
quite; utterly; really; completely
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
brown; light brown; tawny
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima); captain (of a European ship; Edo period)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)