one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
legend; folklore; tradition
valuable article; valuables
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
share; portion; quota; cut
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to make inquiries; to refer to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
nth district of a town; nth city block
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
one-year-old; one year old
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
samurai's attendant; footman
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
elopement; running away with a lover
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it