to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to run through; to run past
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to rebuild; to reconstruct
riverside; edge of a river
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
manners; behavior; behaviour
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
equality; impartiality; evenness
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well