duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
weighing anchor; setting sail
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to think (something) strange
every person; every mouth; every entrance
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to give by tossing or throwing
phantom; vision; illusion
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
speech; expression; wording; language
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to watch steadily; to stare
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(wearing) low over one's eyes