outside world; physical world
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(within a) territory; domains
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
resolute; determined; bold
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
number of persons; personnel
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
account book; register; ledger
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
beginning; outset; first; onset
perfect; complete; flawless
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
in the end; on top of that
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary