payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
sincere; earnest; serious
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sixth day of the month; six days
to name; to call; to christen; to term
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to give an impression; to make an impression
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
dark reddish-brown; liver color
large build; large pattern
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
welcome!; nice to see you!
to summon; to get used to call
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
polite; courteous; hospitable
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
knowing; (an) acquaintance
absence; disregard; indifference
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
cover; mantle; shroud; hood