dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
step; stride; counter for steps
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
window frame; window sill
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to succeed; to bear fruit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy