rescue mission; evacuation operation
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
major earthquake; large earthquake
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
shriek of delight; cry of joy
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
frequenting; staying around
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
receptionist; reception woman
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
change; metamorphosis; transformation
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
after a long time; for the first time in a while