as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to increase in value; to gain prestige
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unmarried; not yet married
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
nice; likeable; desirable
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(social) position; status
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
(political) power; authority; influence
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather; to collect; to assemble
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)