neat and clean; tidy; trim
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
emperor (of Japan); mikado
for the present; for the time being
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
courteous; decorous; polite
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to take over; to hand over
still (continuing); as ever; further
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
surname; family name; last name
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to cut corners; to be shoddy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
jokingly; in the form of a joke
deadly serious; deadly earnest
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
decorum; propriety; politeness
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
destination; place where one is visiting
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
force (bulldoze) one's way through