to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
danger; peril; hazard; risk
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
purchased item; purchased goods; (a) purchase
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point