state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
being good at cooking; good cook
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
robbery; robbery case; burglary
internal conditions; true state of affairs
period of time; time slot; time zone
return of something; repayment
staff identity card; employee ID card
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
ago; since; before; previous
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
job hunting; job searching
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to quit one's job; to resign
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice