securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
don't you think?; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please (give me); please (do for me)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
thin rice gruel; rice water
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the place for; the time for; the level of
being very busy; busyness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)