small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
your husband; her husband
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
welcome; (warm) reception
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
hello; good day; good afternoon
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to say no more; to sink into silence
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
that is to say; so that means
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe