indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
merchant house employee; tradesman
tag (children's game); tig
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
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
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; even though; despite