public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become pale; to turn pale
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
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
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
vocal sound; tone of voice
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to leave word; to leave a message
to go out and away; to leave
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
step; stride; counter for steps
advance; moving forward; progress