to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
management; administration; operation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
very interesting; of great interest
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to be too numerous; to be too much
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation