clerk; office worker; office staff
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
pretension; conceit; hubris
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
with a clink (click, clack)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
retainer; vassal; servant
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
self-righteousness; self-justified
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
gazing at (in wonderment)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
third day of the month; three days
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
accountability; being held accountable
repentance; confession; penitence
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue