to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
(national) capital (city); metropolis
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
Department of the Imperial Household
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
official bulletin; communique
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
superintendent; supervisor; warden
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
life in a foreign country; living abroad
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with