men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to dye fast; to leave undyed
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
twice; again; second time
to slide into; to slip into
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
head; lead; vanguard; first
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to gather strength; to take heart
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to jar; to creak; to grate