factory; plant; mill; workshop
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to throw into; to dump in together
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
residence; living (at, in); abode
station; office; guardroom
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
manual laborer; manual labourer
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to step forward; to volunteer
to begin talking; to open up
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
unless (you do something)