entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to keep (a person) waiting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
convenient; useful; handy; helpful
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
pardon me for leaving (first)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
looking depressed; long face
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed