greeting; a fine thing to say
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
don't you think?; indicates question
neighbourhood; neighborhood
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
about when; about what time; how soon
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
ichibugin; Edo-period rectangular silver coin worth one quarter ryō
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
older brother; elder brother