feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
world; society; people; the public
grim; stern; stark; heartless
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
besides; in addition; also; moreover
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
private affairs; personal matter
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
inspector; examiner; auditor
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
name; given name; first name
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication