performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to put into the mouth; to eat
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
personal affair; one's own affair
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor