manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
restoration; repair; mending
the staff; inside the department
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
looking pale; looking unwell
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to bring; to take; to bring about
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
for example; for instance; e.g.
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
waterworks bureau; water department
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove