career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
separation; farewell; parting
decision; determination; resolution
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
with these words; while saying
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
February; second month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
butterfly net; net for catching insects
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
reason; cause; history; origin
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae