boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
mountain range; mountain belt
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to join together; to combine; to join up
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
manly; masculine; like a man
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
how; in what way; by what means
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity