disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
close; intimate; on good terms
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
slight; thin; on the weak side
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
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 ...); (somebody's) side
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
close; intimate; on good terms
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement