to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
duty; obligation; responsibility
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
branch office; branch store
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
technical skill; ability; capacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
left-hand radical of a character
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
president (of a society); chairman
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
hello; good day; good afternoon
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sampling food; tasting; trying
correction; revision; amendment
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to watch steadily; to stare
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
distant look; faraway look