manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
servant; manservant; menial
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
polite; respectful; reverent
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
nature of one's business; business instinct
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at once; there and then; immediately
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
king and princes; noble rank
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
caller; visitor; company; guest
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to rub; to scrub; to scrape