empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
memory; sense; experience
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
interview (e.g. for a job)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to manage something successfully; to be successful
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
monolith; large slab of rock
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
dealing with; coping with
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common