business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
fully armed; armed to the teeth
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at least; at most; (even) just
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to be infected; to be contagious
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure