sofa; couch; lounge chair
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to change completely; to change suddenly
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
(period of) a year; during an era
tingling; stinging; pungently
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be given up; to be discontinued
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
throughout; all through; right through
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily