performance of one's official duties
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
place; room; margin; scope
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
source of river; fountainhead
right beside; close to; nearby
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
insecticide; insect repellent
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
gem; jewel; precious stone
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to look young; to seem young
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
good impression; favorable impression
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend