branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
clerk; office worker; office staff
station; office; guardroom
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
handrail; railing; banister
coating (esp. lacquering)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
standard tones; Chinese system of musical sounds
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
minimum; at the very least
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
longing for others; wanting company
unique; peculiar; special
vitality; (one's) life force
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
information board; building directory
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to