government service; the bureaucracy
to step forward; to volunteer
one thin flat object; one sheet
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
regular time; stated period
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
good-looking; fair; beautiful
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
that; the matter in question
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
district; section; sector
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
polite; courteous; hospitable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
absorption; suction; attraction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)