negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
as you see; as you can see
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
without; but if; otherwise; or else
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
being about to cry; the verge of tears
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
either way; in any case; one way or another
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
home area; home town; local
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy