with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
every month; monthly; month by month
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
natural; reasonable; understandable
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
so; therefore; and; (and) then
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
all; entire; whole; altogether
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
coherence; order; focus; point
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost