work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
several years; a few years
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
even though; despite; when
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
relation; connection; relevance
materials; data; document
it's been a long time; long time no see
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)