mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
upper half of the body; upper body
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
follower; attendant; valet; servant
understanding person; supporter
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
an issue being settled; a case being closed
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
distinction; differentiation; classification
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be torn off; to come off
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
several years; a few years
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
one by one; one each; one at a time
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
absorption; suction; attraction
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still