to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
ago; since; before; previous
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take over; to hand over
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
later on; eventually; afterwards
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
please (give me); please (do for me)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
empress dowager; queen mother
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
a few years ago; some years back