thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
village headman; village mayor
orphan; person without friends
to collect; to assemble; to gather
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be surprised; to be astonished
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
estimate (of costs); budget
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up