even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
single word; a few words; brief comment
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to make a speech; to address
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
your husband; her husband
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
lately; recently; nowadays
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
scholarship; scientific attainments
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert