transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
successively; one after another
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
contradiction; inconsistency
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
government office; agency; board
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
that; the matter in question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
trust; confidence; credence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
floor above; floor upstairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
slight; little; insignificant
governmental office opening (usually special case)