the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass