making efficient; optimization
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
of course; certainly; naturally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
reality; actuality; hard fact
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading