speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
marriage proposal; marriage talks
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
using as an intermediary; through
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
examine (investigate into) a person's history
written request; request for ...; application for ...
property; fortune; means; assets
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to underrate; to make light of
that's a different matter; that's a different story
true state; actual condition; reality
absolute obedience; complete submission
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
profitable plan; good plan
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
same; similar; (just) like; equal
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry