in swarms; in great crowds
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
hard worker; hardworking person
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
entry; approach; penetration
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
to be damaged; to receive damage
100,000; hundred thousand
kindness; intimacy; friendship
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
influenced (by); under an influence
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
half and half; fifty-fifty
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
rare; extraordinary; singular
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
of all things (days, etc.)