reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
ten; 10; ten years of age
welcome!; nice to see you!
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to keep (a person) waiting
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
point in question (at issue)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be exhausted; to be tired out
duty room; staff room; waiting room
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)