tedious; boring; being fed up with
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
time; hour; period; class
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to complain; to make a complaint
corridor; hallway; passageway
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
several times; a few times
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
danger; peril; hazard; risk
script; screenplay; scenario
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
commerce; trade; business
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
it's been a long time; long time no see
something; some kind of; for some reason
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
long (time that has passed); old (story)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary