disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
adaptability; flexibility
study tour; guided visit; field trip
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to deal with a large number
to fight with swords; to cross swords
race (of people); type of person
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
transfer; transport; removal
country; territory; domain; realm
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to entrust; to leave to a person
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
production; output; turning out
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
drawing board; drafting board