ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
(written) contract; agreement
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be helpful; to be useful
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
third day of the month; three days
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
some people; a few people; several people
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to look forward to something
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious