government service; the bureaucracy
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
dwelling; house; residence; address
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
number of times; frequency; count
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
the teaching profession; education of laity
private tutor; coach; governess
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
extended leave; long vacation
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
at least; at most; (even) just
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink