lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
no!; no no!; no, not at all
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it is I who should say so
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)