very loose; slowly; leisurely
white; correction fluid; white-out
one's post; place of work; workplace
to indicate; to show; to point to
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
residence; housing; residential building
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to examine someone's expression
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to stop walking; to pause
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
in the morning; during the morning
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
business; trade; operations; sales
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
participation; joining; entry; adherence
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
grasp; catch; understanding
in the same way as; just like
so to speak; so to call it; as it were