going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
electronic paper; e-paper; e-ink
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
approval; license; licence; permission
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
duty; obligation; responsibility
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
incommunicative; taciturn
safe; vault; storage cabinet
7th day of the month; seven days
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
daily necessities; everyday item
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
second basement level; subbasement
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
melancholy; gloom; depression
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to make an appeal; to urge