preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
surname; family name; last name
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
arrest; apprehension; capture
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
older sister; lass; young lady
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason