steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
fucking; screwing; having sex
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fee; charge; rate; material
body; body blow (in boxing)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
possession; retention; maintenance
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to use and then throw away