not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
front entrance; front door
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
hello; good day; good afternoon
to entrust; to leave to a person
very much; very many; more and more
government office; public office
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
talk; story; conversation
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
quantity or volume of water
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)