to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
atonement; redemption; compensation
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
these days; nowadays; recently
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
whole family; all one's family
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
passing the winter; hibernation
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
touché; you've got me there
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
(national) capital (city); metropolis
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
direct control; direct supervision
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken