at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
(feather) duster; dusting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to cut corners; to be shoddy
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
all right; very well; okay; I got it
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
covering; protection; backing; relief
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to get slightly dirty (all over)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
holding out a little longer
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
wooden house; frame house (building)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
how many months?; how long?
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
walking around at night; night travel; night train
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
position; location; base; point; site
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
largest class; top category