errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
night cold; chill of night; cold night
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
number one; first; best; most; game; round
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
temporary retirement; suspension from office
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
time; season; period; phase; stage
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
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do