lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
they; those guys; those fellows
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ankh (hieroglyphic symbol for life)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)