skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
so; like this; in this way
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
ancient time; age of the gods
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
genius; prodigy; natural gift
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
while; during; while; although; all; both
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
both hands; both arms; ten
wherein; therein; thereinto
sound recorder; tape recorder
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion