one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
white background; blank; female virgin
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to be softened; to calm down
favorite; favourite; habitually used
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
maid; helper; help; assistance
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)