natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to be found; to be discovered
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in succession; one after another
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
how; in what way; how about
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement