audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
extravagant; wasteful of money
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
temporary name; provisional name
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
fellow (at an academic institution, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
in advance; beforehand; previously
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)