depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
weave; weaving; woven item
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
position; place of employment
recommendation; referral; endorsement
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
every year; yearly; annually
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
several times; a few times