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
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
solution; solution strategy
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
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)
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
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
just because; even if; even though
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
complicity (in a crime); collusion
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
outside of; not covered by
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business