interruption; suspension; break
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
coincident with; while; simultaneously
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a start; with a jump
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Denain (France); Donaint; Donnan