to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
hello; good day; good afternoon
pale; pallid; bluish-white
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
presumption; assumption; estimation
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)