to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
the other day; a few days ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
imperial court; royal court
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate