cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
alteration; falsification; faking
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(putting on the) airs of an official
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
packing something in a bag; bagging
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
every person; each one; everybody
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable