to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
sale; sales; selling; marketing
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
arrest; apprehension; capture
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
normal duties; (one's) regular work
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
calming down; quieting down
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
thorough; exhaustive; complete
in the hospital; hospitalized
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
testimony; (verbal) evidence
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to be damaged; to receive damage
one by one; in detail; minutely
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment
newspaper reporter; print journalist
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
article; news story; report; account
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)