to serve; to work for; to attend
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
contest; comparison; competition
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
elegance; taste; refinement
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
in a day; in a brief space of time
understanding; comprehension
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
the same place; the same address; the said place
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
to leave as is; to ignore
plain; plateau; tableland
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
pigtail; ponytail; hair (hanging down the back)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage; my humble abode
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)