ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
all; entire; whole; altogether
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
manly; masculine; like a man
difficult problem; challenge
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
book; volume; this; present; main; head
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)