usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
large biceps; well-developed biceps
ambitious; motivated; willful
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
ago; since; before; previous
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
bargain; good buy; budget
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane