washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to trample flat; to beat a path
boy; son; baby boy; young man
ten (long cylindrical things)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
is something that; is that which
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
chair; stool; post; office; position
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
human; human-like; as a person
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
receptionist; reception woman
manners; courtesy; etiquette
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to carry around; to carry on one's person
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
door; gate; opening; title page
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving