trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
property; fortune; assets
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
scattered; separated; dispersed
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
classical elegance; antiquity
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
since; henceforth; ever since
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to have a talk; to tell a story
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(doing something) in tears
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously