female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
preference; priority; precedence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless