collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
under development; in development
ability; performance; efficiency
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
common front; united front
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
supreme; sublime; highest
many; numerous; various; large number of
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
still; even now; to this day
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be profitable; to yield a profit
machine parts; machinery; equipment
using together (jointly); used at the same time
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop