polite; courteous; hospitable
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
and (also); both ... and; as well as
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
pleased; obliged; appreciative
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hand over; to surrender
to become possible; to become able to (do)
document; official papers
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
private secretary; amanuensis
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to step forward; to volunteer
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be infected; to be contagious
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated