leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
inexpert or untrained eyes
all you have to do is; just; that's all
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
order; command; directions; instructions
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
strong interaction; strong force
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
stabbing to death; putting out
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal