many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
how many people; a number of people
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
ten; 10; ten years of age
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one end; an end; part; fragment
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
in the same way as; just like
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
transcendence; excellence; superiority
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while