friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
office hours; business hours; working hours
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
white; correction fluid; white-out
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
personal attendant; valet; maid
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
etc.; et cetera; and so on
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
maid; helper; help; assistance
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
washing machine (laundry)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
influenced (by); under an influence
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to replace; to move; to change the position of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
ordinary citizen; the general public
to need; to call for; to require
everyday life; daily life
accumulation; accumulate; store
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be remembered; to go down in history