to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
capable of anything; liable to do
older sister; elder sister
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
a fire raging in one's own home
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
don't you think?; indicates question
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
holding on to; sticking to
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to happen to meet; to come across
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here