to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
around the clock; day and night
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to fall ill; to be taken ill
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
a few years ago; some years back
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
trouble; bother; annoyance
help; assistance; service
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
both (people); the two of them
official business; public business
custom; practice; convention; precedent
in-law; relative by marriage
appointment; assignment; promotion