to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to become misty; to become hazy
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to live; to make a living; to get on with
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress