duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sincere; earnest; serious
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in one's own way or style
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
human rights; civil liberties
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
great person; eminent figure
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine