errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to lead (a man) around by the nose
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
dealing with; coping with
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
fickle; having many romantic interests
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to incur someone's enmity
singing voice; (sound of) singing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
garden (esp. with trees); park
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to entertain; to make welcome
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy