obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
it's not like; it isn't as if
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
account book; register; ledger
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
young master; young gentleman
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend