a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
by myself; in person; by oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
audience (with someone of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
consideration; taking into account
at least; at most; (even) just
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
(death from) starvation; starving to death
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
comment; criticism; critique; review
to gain fame; to make one's name
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
street at night; making a night journey
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners