occupation; calling; livelihood
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
applicant; candidate; volunteer
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be intimate with; to befriend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to go out and away; to leave
resonance; sympathetic vibration
meditation; contemplation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to bury; to embed; to implant
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
a few seconds; several seconds
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
several minutes; a few minutes
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
pale; pallid; bluish-white
faint; fainting; losing consciousness