to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
danger; peril; hazard; risk
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
body; physical system; (the) person
so; like this; in this way
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
how; in what way; in what manner
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
indicate reason; infers some protest
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done