lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
a little bit; a little while
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
of course; certainly; naturally
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what kind of; what sort of; what
don't you think?; indicates question
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness