business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
right beside; close to; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
although I say; although one might say; although called
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I see; that's right; indeed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
scenery; scene; landscape
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
so; therefore; and; (and) then
many; much; plenty; hardly
group; bunch; crowd; group
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
location famous for production of something (usually food)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein