mediator; manager; caretaker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
principal occupation; core business
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hostility; animosity; enmity
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to come and go; to go back and forth
to face on; to look out on to
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort