system; institution; organization; organisation
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be exhausted; to be tired out
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
operating a cash register
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
speech; expression; wording; language
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
and then; and so; and; so then
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
at work; in the midst of work; working
to hide; to conceal oneself
every month; each month; monthly
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
use; utilization; utilisation; application
both; both sides; both parties
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently