duty; function; office; mission; task
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
if it is the case that ...
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the entire force (of soldiers)
to order; to command; to appoint
at once; immediately; right now
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
immediately; right away; at once; instantly