one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be transparent; to show through
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
present; gift; to give a present or gift
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
January; first month of the lunar calendar
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
estimate (of costs); budget
correction; looking over; touching up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to squeeze out; to wring out
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
right of use; user rights
leader; guide; mentor; coach
sales promotion; hard selling
fee; charge; rate; material
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
advance payment; money paid in advance