being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
kitchen; financial situation
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
company; corporation; workplace
development; exploitation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
surely; certainly; without doubt
making practical; making useful; implementing
trial product; prototype model
convenient; handy; useful
much less; to say nothing of
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
useful thing; usable article
to care for someone; to look after someone
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
society; public; community; social studies
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
large amount of money; great cost
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
returned goods; returning purchased goods
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to