first meeting; first interview with
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
work; business; company; study
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish