follower; attendant; valet; servant
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
several weeks; a few weeks
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
creation; Creation (by God)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
transfer; assignment; conveyance
fragment; one of the group or party
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
hello; good day; good afternoon
most part; greater part; majority
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
report card; result sheet
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
whispered conversation; whispering
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
government service; the bureaucracy
troubled face; worried expression