cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
drinking water; potable water
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
story; tale; talk; discussion
in line with this; therefore
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
main question; real issue at hand
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
medical apparatus; medical instruments
have a good day; take care; see you
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about