to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
ago; since; before; previous
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
lightly; easily; carelessly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
vitality; ability to earn a living
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
considerably; fairly; quite
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
because of; owing to; due to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
everybody; every last one of them; all
every place; various places