mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to come to one's senses; to calm down
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
as; because; with; due to
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
having lost face; in a bind
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
ornamental ridge-end tile
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
moneylending; moneylender
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
hey there; I say; see here
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to delight; to give pleasure
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
termination; cessation; stop