here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
scene; sight; scenario; setting
production (e.g. play); direction
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to rock; to shake; to swing
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
along the road; along the way
discipline; training; teaching manners
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
irritation; annoyance; frustration
generation; lifetime; age
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
system; institution; organization; organisation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
calling by name; designation; nomination
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
just because; even if; even though
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand