change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to have a talk; to tell a story
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
question; inquiry; enquiry
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to say; to be called; to do
right in the center (centre)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
on the occasion of; at the time of
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
business; trade; operations; sales
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
from the beginning; from scratch