hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to slide into; to slip into
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to arrive home; to return
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
called; known as; that; to say
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
maintenance; preservation; improvement
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
what kind of; what sort of; what
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
your daughter; young woman
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
in that manner; like that
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary