to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
major cleanup; spring cleaning
business world; business circles; (the) industry
31st day of the month; 31 days
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
only recently; just of late
work; business; company; study
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
it's been a long time; long time no see
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy