trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; like that; that sort of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
one-by-one; separately; in detail
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)