counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
suggestion; hint; implication
usually; ordinarily; in the past
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to write down; to record; to register
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
open; spacious; extensive
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
split; division; break up
personal history; background; career
quick to seize an opportunity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to throw away; to abandon
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
foreign enemy; outside invader
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
disadvantageous; long (odds)