Vocabulary

temporary residence

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

various articles; various items

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty

distribution; circulation

drifting ashore

second (unit of time)

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

head nurse

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

buoyancy; floating power

feudalism

suppression (e.g. of free speech)

noise; sound

childbirth; delivery

condensation; formation of dew

steel tower

gap; narrow space between things; interstice

overlapping; piling; stacking

moral duty; moral obligations

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

specialization; specialisation

separation; divorce

fluid

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; recompense; remuneration; honorarium; key money

inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

lotus flower

labor dispute; labour dispute; industrial dispute; strike

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

flaw; defect; fault

thousands; several thousand

control; check; restraint; inhibition

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

raw silk thread

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun