fixed interval; fixed period
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
one's best interests; one's own good
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
premature joy; short-lived elation
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
dark clouds; black clouds
home area; home town; local
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
living in a group; communal living; community life
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel