to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
possessed of a strong sense of duty
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
good (place to leave off); convenient
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
underestimation; undervaluation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
house built on sand; house of cards
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
both eloquent and skilled
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together