to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
world; society; people; the public
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period