operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be able to manage somehow or another
to employ; to hire; to charter
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cooperation; collaboration
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
memory; sense; experience
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
maintenance; preservation; improvement
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even