(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to fold up; to fold into layers
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to approach; to draw near
each nation; many nations; many countries
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
written seal; stylized signature
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
difference; discrepancy; variation
document; official papers
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
deep affection; dear; beloved
to say; to tell; to state; to do
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
situation; developments; outcome