street performer (comedian)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
breeding; raising; rearing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to shade an account; to add something extra
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
insecticide; insect repellent
main cause; primary factor
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
clergyman; churchman; clergy
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
branch office; agency; sub-branch