image; figure; figure; form; image
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
height of; middle of; full bloom
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
good feeling; feeling good
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
job hunting; job searching
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
being in love with each other
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to satisfy the requirements
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
delusion; trick of the imagination
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations