to have meaning; to be meaningful
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
silence (not speaking); muteness
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
that is to say; so that means
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to summon; to get used to call
late at night; small hours of the morning
subordinate work; assistant; servant
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
something like ...; something called ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
custom; habit; customary practice
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to come back; to bloom a second time
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
by all means; by all costs
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
rebate; commission; kickback
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
that day; the very same day
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole