construction; architecture (of buildings)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
chief; main; principal; important
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
how long; how far; how much
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
land readjustment; town planning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
hundred days; lengthy time
not worth considering; out of the question
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
maid; helper; help; assistance
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
older sister; elder sister
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding