to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hard to get; hard to come by
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
successive generations; successive emperors
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
proper; right; reasonable
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
since when; from when; how long
endurance; perseverance; patience
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
violent emotion; passion; fury
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
the five fingers; leading five; top five