sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
tune (melody, piece of music)
can't help; won't make much difference
reception room; parlor; parlour
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
imperial court; royal court
business; trade; operations; sales
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
all you have to do is; just; that's all
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
mourning (dead persons); memorial
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful