house in an alley; rear tenement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just past noon; afternoon
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
messenger; envoy; emissary
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
such; like that; in that way
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
profitable plan; good plan
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
as (for); for; in the capacity of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
skill; dexterity; master hand
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
certainly; surely; definitely
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)