to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
naturally; of course; understandably
principal occupation; core business
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
space; interval; space character; whitespace
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
one person; another name; nickname; alias
calm; composed; cool; quiet
a little bit; a little while
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to lean against; to set against
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)