to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
depression; recession; slump
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
job hunting; job searching
battlefield; battleground
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
a Buddha; deceased person
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole