very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
settlement; solution; resolution
very; much; greatly; a lot of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
reason; cause; circumstances
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
confections; sweets; candy; cake
something; some kind of; for some reason
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired