business trip; official trip
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
restoration; repair; mending
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to settle (in a place); to settle down
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while