simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
cooking; food preparation
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
progress; advance; improvement; development
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
patriarch; head of a family
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dealing with; coping with
twice; again; second time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use