preservation; retainment; keeping
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
inattention; absent-mindedness
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
(one's) quota; assignment
technical skill; ability; capacity
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to hang (something) on the wall
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
interference; meddling; butting in
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
meanwhile; in the meantime
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
to not be taken seriously
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to begin; to set about; to start