position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
as you see; as you can see
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
connection; link; relationship
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
administration; medication; dosage
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to drop into, drop-by-drop
one by one; in detail; minutely
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
depending on; dependent on
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
classified document; confidential document
summertime; summer season
to waste time; to kill time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
account book; register; ledger
to make a list; to enumerate
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)