to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
outside the country; abroad
how many people; a number of people
technical; technological; practical
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
convenience; user-friendliness
versatility; multiplicity of use
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
worst; worst-case (scenario)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to go to; to visit; to call on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough