dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(present) head of a family
retainer; attendant; escort
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
talking while standing; standing around talking
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to stop talking; to be silent
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to become empty; to be emptied
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with