opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be helpful; to be useful
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
section manager; section chief
to be silent; to say nothing
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ignorant of the ways of the world
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
anything and everything; just about everything
environment; surroundings; circumstances
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
scenery; scene; landscape
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expenses; costly; expensive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
health; healthy; sound; fit
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
about; on; regarding; per; for every
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized