absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
bringing; taking; carrying
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
preliminary investigation; preparation
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to be discouraged; to shrink from
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
basic mistake; careless mistake
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to fall in love (with); to love
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after