street; quarter; district; area
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
reading aloud; recitation
to cut corners; to be shoddy
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
gender gap; male-female divide
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
family-oriented; familial
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
returning tit for tat; retaliating
factory; plant; mill; workshop
the way one works; one's working manner
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
instructor; advisor; adviser
step; stride; counter for steps
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild