this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
side gate; side door; service entrance
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
lineage; pedigree; family line
scale; scope; plan; structure
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to increase; to add to; to augment
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
quite; utterly; really; completely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
2nd day of the month; two days
the very best; excellent; superb
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker