subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
cutlery; silverware; flatware
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
outsider; someone outside of a group
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
prior investment; upfront investment
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
information leak; data breach
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)