dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
how long; how far; how much
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
gossip; corner of the mouth
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
appearance; figure; shape; form
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
commander; commanding officer; CO
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
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
suspicious-looking; fishy
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
bolt from the blue; great surprise
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
royal capital; imperial capital
most part; greater part; majority
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
war; battle; match; game; competition
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely