gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
reality; actuality; hard fact
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
if you think about it; come to think of it
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
day laborer; day labourer
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
proper; respectable; decent; honest
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long