distant look; faraway look
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
only; merely; but; no more than
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
association; society; organization; organisation
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
still; even now; to this day
rather than; more ... than ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
counter for birds or rabbits
to count; to include in the number
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
priority level; degree of relative priority
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
avatar (incarnation of an immortal being in Hindu); avatar (icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality)
input; (data) entry; typing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
convenient; handy; useful
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
even more; still more; further
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
maid; helper; help; assistance
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful