merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
spot; point; place; position
that day; the very same day
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
discovery; detection; finding
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
right under; directly below; right beneath
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
how much; how many; to what extent
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
exit; way out; outlet; vent
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
amount of light; quantity of light
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth