with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
middle of the night; dead of night
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
all-night vigil over a body; wake
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to feel depressed; to be down
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife