nerve; nerves; sensitivity
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cookware; cooking utensil
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
relation; connection; affinity
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
recommendation; referral; endorsement
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
in the same way as; just like
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
after that (a substantive change occurred)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
hard-line policy; tough measure
even more; still more; further
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
influence; clout; leverage
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
built-in audience; regular customers
rumtopf (fruit preserved in rum and sugar)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable