effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries
to mark the end; to spell the end
alteration; falsification; faking
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
while; during (the time when)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to throw into; to toss into
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
patting; stroking; caressing
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
instead; but (on the other hand)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
whispering; murmuring; subdued
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
negotiations; discussions; connection
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to jump at; to be attracted by
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking