to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
minimum; at the very least
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
secret; private; surreptitious
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
welcome; (warm) reception
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
depending on; dependent on
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death