polite; courteous; hospitable
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
few decades; many decades; several decades
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
in the same way as; just like
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
that is to say; so that means
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
genuine article; real thing; real deal
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
adoration; admiration; devotion