nothing but; none other than
master; teacher; stable master
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
looking pale; looking unwell
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
smallish; on the small side
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
exhibition; display; putting on show
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
health; healthy; sound; fit
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sex slave; sexual slavery
high and low (social standing)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)