rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to employ; to hire; to charter
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
postcard; memo; note; card
postcard; memo; note; card
difference; variation; difference
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
study; learning; tutorial
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
clearing one's throat; cough
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
open field; empty lot; plain
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new