front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
contrary to one's expectations
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
maid; helper; help; assistance
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
hard to get; hard to come by
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
answering machine; answer phone
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)