busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
father; dad; husband; you; he
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(another's) daughter; young lady
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
another dimension; different level; whole other level
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
convenient; handy; useful
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to work hard; to work diligently
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
intimacy; affection; familiarity