retainer; retinue; servant
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
same generation; one's generation
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
dry riverbed; river beach
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to distract one's attention
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
thousand years; very long period; forever
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
to exert oneself; to make efforts
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
coastal waters; adjacent seas
retention; maintenance; preservation
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair