book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
equality; impartiality; evenness
society; public; community; social studies
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
clerical desk; office desk
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
very important person; VIP
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic