today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
moment by moment; hour by hour
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to melt together; to blend together
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
central government office; head office; this office
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
rest; break; recess; intermission
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
clergyman; churchman; clergy
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be busy at work; to work diligently
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
manipulation of information; spin
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit