clerk; office worker; office staff
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
delay; putting off; procrastination
to think of; to come up with
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
course; route; path; process; means
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to let an opportunity slip
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
great physical power; animal strength
fall; drop; descent; coming down
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be lacking in options; to be too few
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to rank next to; to come after