errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to run down (stairs, etc.)
technical official; technical officer
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
important point; point to make note of
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
reception room; parlor; parlour
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lined curtain; opaque curtain
financier; business leader
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
besides; in addition; also; moreover
two by two; by twos; as a couple
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to keep (a person) waiting
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
arrogant; haughty; insolent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
facing; opposite; across the street; other side