materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to ask a question; to ask questions
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be needed; to be wanted
(department) store; (department) stores
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning