to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
answering machine; answerphone
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
6th day of the month; six days
silk spinning; spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
such ... as; or some such
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money