white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
unproductive; counterproductive
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
nightlife districts; drinking districts
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
drinking party; get-together
hostess (in a hostess bar)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
confidentiality; nondisclosure
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
eponym (person after whom something is named)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I see; that's right; indeed
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
fluent (in a language); flowing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite