oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to remove; to move out of the way
clearing one's throat; cough
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
each; (arch.) you (plural)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
interruption; suspension; break
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
tentative plan; draft plan
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster