goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to walk away; to walk off
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
festival merrymaking; revelry
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
down payment; contract money
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
global scale; worldwide scale
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
shopping district; shopping street; downtown