death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
considerably; fairly; quite
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
out of one's line; out of one's field
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
several years; a few years
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
detective agency; enquiry agency
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely