trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
workshop; studio; atelier
friction; discord; strife
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
until now; so far; up to the present
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
value; worth; virtue; blessing
format; procedure; way of proceeding
periodic; regular; routine
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to be muddy; to be slushy
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
a little; a bit; slightly
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into