delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
difficult problem; challenge
at the present time; as of now; at this time
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
to use all one's strength (ability)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
setting a bad example to others
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
action of making something; -ification
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
cooking a fish inside a salt crust
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific