to employ; to hire; to charter
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to rush over; to run up to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
title of honour; title of honor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be surprised; to be astonished
first meeting; first interview with
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
ignorant of the ways of the world
how many years; how long; what year
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
impossible to do (although wants to)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
correction; revision; amendment
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to accept; to receive; to agree
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
medical care; medical treatment
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the West; the Occident; Western countries
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted