one's way back; one's way home
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
this occasion; at this time; now
ideally; if one were to wish for more
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to say; to be called; to do
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
maximum permissible level or dosage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
help; assistance; service
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
each time it happens; at all such times
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
later on; eventually; afterwards
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
in one's hands; in one's control
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
three; three years of age
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught