persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(very) patient; persevering
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
labour and management; labor and management
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
how; in what way; circumstances
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
surname; family name; last name
relation; connection; affinity
future (usually near); prospects
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care