to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
honorable post; honourable post
grand; imposing; magnificent
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
cultivated fields; countryside
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
at a young age; while still young
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
atrocity; (arch.) treason
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
insubordination; outlawry
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
reputation; public opinion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
leader (of an alliance); leading power
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
losing weight; slimming; lean person
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.