clerk; office worker; office staff
lost article; something forgotten
one's post; place of work; workplace
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
comparatively; relatively
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
willpower; energy; vitality
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
brave warrior; hero; brave man
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
starting point; point of departure
estimate (of costs); budget
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
words of praise; eulogy; compliment