to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
having not the slightest idea
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)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
self-exile; going into hiding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to polish up; to shine up
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
ray (of light); beam; light
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
young girl; lass; adolescent female
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
Japanese chin (dog breed); Japanese spaniel
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division