female office worker; office lady; OL
the opening greeting on letters
unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
olive green; greenish brown
clothing that exposes the shoulders
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
contract expiry; contract expiration
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
combustible waste; burnable rubbish
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
conclusion; concluding remarks
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to cling tearfully to (someone)
every second month; every other month
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
briars; thicket; the bush
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
ocular tension; intraocular pressure; IOP
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
self-destruction; self-sabotage
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
sketching; pointillism; stippling
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
location of a press conference; press conference room
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch