consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
return to work; going back to work
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to attack; to assault; to assail
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to turn towards; to point
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(not so) much; (not) very
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to come and go; to go back and forth
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
wherein; therein; thereinto
friction; discord; strife
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)