plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen (sparkling) intellect
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
sincere; honest; faithful
to be busy at work; to work diligently
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
decision; determination; resolution
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ambitious plan (enterprise); grand project
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
essential; important; crucial; vital; main