chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
technical high school; industrial high school
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one day; (on) a certain day
festival; feast; carnival
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
third day of the month; three days
teacher; instructor; professor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to spread; to be propagated
foreign enemy; outside invader
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan