notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
business district; office complex
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
article; thing; object; property; real estate
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
living by oneself; living alone
on the way home from work; returning from work
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
teaching licence; teacher's license
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
schoolgirl; female student
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time