painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be detained; to take time
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
probability; likelihood; chances
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to concern; to be related
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
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.)
in the morning; during the morning
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while