counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
club activities; extracurricular activities
exaltation; emotional uplift
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
rather; better; instead; if anything
to feel inferior; to feel small
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
scenery; scene; landscape
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
whenever you want; any time you like
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)