profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to start working; to take action
department (faculty) of literature
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how; in what way; in what manner
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
tool; implement; means; furniture
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
high and low; rise and fall
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
voluntary; optional; free; elective
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
all-night vigil over a body; wake
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money