collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
speed of a boat; draft; draught
to await; to wait for; to expect
fast-talking; rapid talking
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
odds and ends; all; every
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
field; plain; prairie; moor
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
in terms of; from the point of view of
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
busy; having no time (for)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to send word (to); to write (to); to hand over (one's business to a successor); to transfer; to tell (one's successor) about
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
cleavage (between breasts)