dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do together; to share; to participate in
control; management (e.g. of a business)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
material (data) for one's research; research material
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
in that manner; like that
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods