possessed of a strong sense of duty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
just one person; only one
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related