to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to establish; to formulate
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to mind; to care; to worry
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
how can (one) do something
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
enlightenment; instruction