elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
original intention; initial resolution
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
wings of the nose (i.e. nostril)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to repeat; to do something over again
environment; circumstance
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
society; the world; the times
to subsist; to keep on living
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
private tutor; coach; governess