shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
stretcher; litter; gurney
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
company president; manager; director
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
strong pressure; heavy pressure
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
little by little; bit by bit
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
paper; note; document; bill