center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha somebody is showing favor to
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
strict order; peremptory command
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse