a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
putting life into; animating; cheering up
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to spend time (on doing something)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
street at night; making a night journey
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother