with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
chair; stool; post; office; position
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
patting; stroking; caressing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy