admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
head; brains; intelligence
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
from here; from this place
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to set (sun); to become dark
what's what; heads or tails
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to understand; to make out
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to run around; to bustle about
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
people close to the head man
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
servile character (disposition)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
something; some kind of; for some reason
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile