work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
without; unless; have to do
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to serve; to work for; to attend
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
information; news; report; reward; retribution
human intellect; knowledge
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
support; backing; aid; assistance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
progress; being under way
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop