woman; female; feminine gender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
such; this sort of; like this
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to call out; to ask someone to come
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
honour; honor; glory; privilege
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn towards; to point
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
nature; property; disposition
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
reduction by half; halving
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be at a loss for words
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to be worried; to be troubled
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in