estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
area; region; district; locality
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
feather; plume; plumage; down
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
built-in; fixed; attached
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
rest; break; recess; intermission
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
dozens; scores of; decades
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
directly opposite; right in front
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take off one's glasses
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
that is to say; so that means
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
moment; brief space of time
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)