to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to grimace; to make a wry face
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to increase; to add to; to augment
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
retainer; subject; vassal; servant