may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
selection; choice; option
being too late; losing one's final chance
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to listen again; to ask again
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
matter of time; question of time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
very; extremely; excessively
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
of no interest; not interested
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
transfer; transport; removal
property; fortune; assets
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties