what kind of business; what sort of matter
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
diving; submerging; going underwater
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
righteousness; justice; right
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
20th day of the month; 20 days
rational; reasonable; logical
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
ability to get things done
they; those guys; those fellows