busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
unmarried; not yet married
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
widower; divorced man not remarried
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
how; in what way; in what manner
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
military personnel; soldier
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious