cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
several people; a few people
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
being open but having virtually no business
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life