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
document; official papers
several sheets (flat objects)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to pick up; to find; to gather
already; now; no longer; not any more
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in comparison to; rather than
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
performance of one's official duties
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
woman; female; feminine gender
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly