to serve; to work for; to attend
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
instead; but (on the other hand)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to clear up; to become cloudless
although I say; although one might say; although called