dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
national road; national highway
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
from outside; from the side
to put in a word for; to second; to support
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; uchikowashi riots (Edo period); destructive urban riots protesting the high price of rice
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
single-storied house; single-storied building
Buddhist (household) altar
(Japanese-style) living room
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to be erected; to be built
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stiff formality; set terms