thereupon; shortly thereafter
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
wet nurse; nursing mother
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
one grade; first-class; primary
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
two (long cylindrical things)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
while; even though; despite
the other day; a few days ago
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
income; receipts; revenue
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
failure; mistake; blunder
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line