cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to become possible; to become able to (do)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
fifth day of the month; five days
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
hello; good day; good afternoon
hello; good day; good afternoon
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
comparatively; relatively
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning