to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
place where one works; construction site; working area
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
statue; picture; picture revealing character
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
level ground; horizon; field of view
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
according to plan; as planned
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary