cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
company president; manager; director
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to frolic about; to mess around
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
submersion; inundation; being flooded
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to become pale; to turn pale
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to be damaged; to receive damage
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
opinion; intention; thought
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home