cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
natural calamity; disaster
epidemic; plague; pestilence
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to sell off; to sell completely
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
treasure house; storage for valuable property
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
official function; state function
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
equipment; harness; fittings
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi