key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
school building; schoolhouse
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
chair; stool; post; office; position
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
election; selection; choice
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to make an appearance; to show up
sports-minded; sports-oriented
subordination; dependency
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting