advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
principal occupation; core business
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
and; thereupon; because of that
physical work; manual labour (labor)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
it seems so; that's what it looks like
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
honorific title; honorific term of address
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know