drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
honest person; conscientious person
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
article; news story; report; account
family column (newspaper)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to take off one's clothes; to undress
press; print shop; printing office
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
writing on someone's behalf
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
successor; replacement; second wife
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage