pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
no!; no no!; no, not at all
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just because; even if; even though
the teaching profession; education of laity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
employee; employer; person hiring others
employee; employed person
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
another's parent; another's parents
to say; to be called; to do
residing; living; dwelling
unfairness; injustice; partiality
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by myself; in person; by oneself
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
how long; how far; how much