care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to entertain; to make welcome
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
personal; individual; private
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
popular name; common name; given name
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to make merry; to be festive
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to relax; to feel at home
to view the past with nostalgia
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to watch over; to watch attentively
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
rest; break; recess; intermission
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?