post; official position; managerial position; executive position
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to devise; to plot; to plan
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be right on target; to strike it rich
celebration; auspicious occasion
high spirits; gleeful mood
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
a little bit; a little while
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
a (single) moment; an instant
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to rest; to relax; to repose
to have a meal; to take a meal
talking while standing; standing around talking
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
pink (colour, color); peach
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
ceased patronage (of a client, customer, etc.); discontinued attendance
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains