drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
donation; contribution; endowment
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
sudden change; complete change
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
stillness; repose; standing still
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
front; frontage; facade; main
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching