wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
number of persons; personnel
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very busy (person or thing)
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
important person; strategic person; key figure
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience