ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
taking one's lover to a hotel
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
considerably; greatly; a lot
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
one by one; in detail; minutely
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
feeling; sense; impression
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
just the other day; quite recently
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
woman; lady; adult female
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)