bureau director; office chief
subordinates; petty officials
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
eagle (Accipitridae family)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
calm; composed; leisurely
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
document; official papers
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
deferential; humble; reverent; respectful
underling; subordinate official
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
near; close; beside; third person
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
aforementioned; above-mentioned
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
how long; how far; how much
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)