ago; since; before; previous
knowing; (an) acquaintance
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
a person without a single relative
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
at your own discretion; as you see fit
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
just the other day; quite recently
treatment; service; handling; management
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
complete stranger; total stranger
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
remembrance; recollection; recognition
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
plural; multiple; several
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)