before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to talk; to chat; to chatter
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
since when; from when; how long
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue