guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
from now; from this moment; henceforth
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
womanly; ladylike; feminine
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to sell off; to dispose of
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
very young; little; childish; immature
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
directions; instructions; orders; command
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...