master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
boastful speech; bragging
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
leaving everything up to someone else
to order; to command; to appoint
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
married woman; another's wife
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to pass (of time); to elapse
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
France; French (language)
mixed race; mixed parentage
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
reality; actuality; hard fact
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
hygiene; sanitation; health
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others