office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to come and go; to go back and forth
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
fast-talking; rapid talking
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
strength; power; proficiency; ability
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
one's post; place of work; workplace
university hospital; teaching hospital
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I see; that's right; indeed
how many months?; how long?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
another meeting; meeting again; reunion