one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to leave the government service
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
useless; vain; aimless; idle
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
regret; repentance; remorse
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
investigator; one who seeks the way
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
one's post; place of work; workplace
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
delay; putting off; procrastination
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Shingon sect
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)