course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to stiffen; to become stiff
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one's own handwriting; autograph
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to bring; to take; to bring about
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to hand over; to surrender
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
now that; since; so long as; because
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
secondary residence; vacation home; villa