paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
instant; moment; for an instant
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
everybody; every last one of them; all
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
restaurant with only set meals
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
interview (e.g. for a job)
company; corporation; workplace
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
even more; still more; further
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
use; utilization; utilisation; application