miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to take over; to hand over
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that is to say; so that means
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to repeat; to do something over again
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to shake one's head (in denial)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
notice; attention; observation
one end; an end; part; fragment
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
how long; how much; to what extent
self-consciousness; self-awareness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
crops; agricultural produce
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to bring; to take; to bring about
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till