maid; helper; help; assistance
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
gossip; corner of the mouth
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to discuss; to talk together
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
job; work; duties; trade; skill
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well