talking while standing; standing around talking
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to look around; to survey
personal (employee); employed; retained
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
the opposite direction; the other way
in one's own way or style
light; easy; non-serious; minor
relatively; comparatively
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
opposite side; opposition
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
literally; to the letter; literal
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
virtue; charm; merit; good point
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout