to subsist; to keep on living
(bank) balance; remainder
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
freeze-drying; lyophilization
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
depression; recession; slump
to die; (lit.) to become earth
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
strategy meeting; council of war
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
retreating figure; appearance from behind
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
ignorant of the ways of the world
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to say no more; to sink into silence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into