joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
account book; ledger; register
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
long time; long interval; for quite some time
about when; about what time; how soon
stealthy steps; soft steps
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
preparation; arrangements
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
overhasty; rash; premature
(not) even once; (not) ever
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
ring; band; ring; circum-
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)