commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
opening time; starting time of work
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
a long time ago; long before now
municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
deceased father; late father
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
jealousy; roasted rice cake
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
3000; three thousand; many
invisibly; secretly; privately
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
criticism; critique; review; commentary
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless