early on; earlier on; from early
bank; banking institution
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
before the gate; in front of the gate
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
thoughtless; heedless; rash
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to solicit; to demand; to extort
body; group; party; company; troupe
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
at first; initially; in the beginning
high-pitched; high in the instep
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
whispered conversation; whispering
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
repentance; confession; penitence
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute