in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
refinement; elegance; grace
to serve; to work for; to attend
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
two times; twice; two degrees
one thin flat object; one sheet
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
farming implement; farm tools
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
storehouse; warehouse; godown
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hard worker; hardworking person
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
you; (arch.) your residence
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
small number; few; minority
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
honour; honor; glory; privilege
tension; mental strain; nervousness
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to watch steadily; to stare
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout