if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be found; to be discovered
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
document; official papers
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to shout (in anger); to yell
ago; since; before; previous
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
prejudice; bias; distorted view