to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
arm; skill; efforts; ability
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
in comparison to; rather than
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
now that; since; so long as; because
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hey there; I say; see here
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out