seeing off and meeting on return
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
moment; brief space of time
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
insolent fellow; rude fellow
at once; immediately; right now
proposal; proposition; suggestion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
nature; property; disposition
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring