(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
back street; back alley; off-street
default; default (setting)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to order; to command; to appoint
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
this world; this life; world of the living
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
personal (employee); employed; retained
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
genius; prodigy; natural gift
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
our country; our land; one's own country