to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
hey there; I say; see here
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be helpful; to be useful
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to make an appearance; to show up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to know (someone); to think; to believe
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
ten; 10; ten years of age
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!