dual structure; double structure
ministries and government offices; the authorities
speaking voice; talking voice
each place; various places
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
court lady; lady-in-waiting
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
approximate age; age range
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
in that way; like that; that way
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
presence; sitting with; being with
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
employment position or rank
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
centre of attention; center of attention
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
heir; inheritor; successor
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to take (be in) charge of
to go past; to pass; to pass by
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most