remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to crumble away; to collapse
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
understood; I see; OK; present; here
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
group; party; team; squad; section
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
almost every day; almost daily
advanced level; high grade; senior
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
disorder; chaos; confusion
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
number of persons; personnel
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
office hours; business hours; working hours
to be flexible; to be accommodating
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon