management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how; in what way; by what means
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to have a meal; to take a meal
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
such ... as; or some such
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
sanity; consciousness; soberness