office work; desk work; indoor work
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
forgetting; lapse of memory
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
quarantine; medical inspection
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
food crisis; food-supply crisis
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
deep affection; dear; beloved
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
trusting too much; overestimating ability
rather than; more ... than ...
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined