here and there; everywhere
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
single-storied house; single-storied building
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
solution; solution strategy
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
river; stream; River; the ... river
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to take on a role; to take part
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words