twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to have a talk; to tell a story
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
long (time that has passed); old (story)
inundation; submersion; flood
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)
willpower; energy; vitality
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to fall in love (with); to love
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
himself; yourself; herself
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
reply (to a letter); response; answer