thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
appearance; figure; shape; form
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
smoothly; easily; readily
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to incur someone's enmity
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to shut in; to confine; to contain
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to worry about the future
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...