canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to take (be in) charge of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
deep emotion; strong feelings
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
what sort of; what kind of; what way
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
especially; particularly; above all
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to defy conventional wisdom
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance