obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
another village; other villages
addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
active; dynamic; behavioural
to get distracted; to jump off the track
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
odd couple; incongruous couple
decrease; reduction; decline
cannot be helped; unavoidable
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
back street; back alley; off-street
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha