period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
coincident with; while; simultaneously
at that time; in those days
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
finding employment; getting a job
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
next term; next period; next version; next release
alma mater clique; old school tie
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
kindness; intimacy; friendship
by today; before the day is over
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
spoken instructions (over the phone, etc.); voice assist; spoken directions
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
simply; merely; only; solely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
just because; even if; even though
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
answering machine; answerphone
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
registration; accession; register; entry; record