to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
woman; female; feminine gender
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
work; business; company; study
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
amount of money; sum of money
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
minimum; at the very least
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
wages; pay; rental payment
system; institution; organization; organisation