odd; strange; queer; peculiar
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
vertical stripes; striped fabric
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
to jump upon (a moving object)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
married woman; another's wife
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to gather in large groups
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to thrust before; to thrust at
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
family-oriented; familial