cooperation; collaboration
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
wearing one's hair in braids
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to have a talk; to tell a story
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
composition; setting (of music)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
editor (in publishing, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move