giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
older sister; elder sister
demotion; relegation; downgrading
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
personal attendant; valet; maid
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
being filled with; being full of; permeation
near; close; beside; third person
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
about when; about what time; how soon
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
heir; inheritor; successor
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
a little bit; a little while
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
head house (family); birthplace; originator
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
father; dad; husband; you; he
ten; 10; ten years of age
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
health; healthy; sound; fit
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)