circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
quick work; (clever) feat
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
servant; manservant; menial
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be impressed; to greatly admire
talk; recital; narration; topic
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
shorthand or stenographic notes
finish; finishing; finishing touches
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
genuine article; real thing; real deal
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
objection; dissent; protest
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
settlement; conclusion; summary
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to arrive; to come to pass
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to relax; to feel at home
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(not so) much; (not) very
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)