to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
wasteful person; spendthrift
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
desperately; for one's dear life
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to grow up; to become an adult
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
of course; certainly; naturally
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
shopping; purchased goods
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
one's physical safety; personal security
early on; earlier on; from early
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)