lord of a manor; estate steward
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
sympathy; compassion; pity
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
ago; since; before; previous
considerably; greatly; a lot
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
one by one; in detail; minutely
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot