hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
(in the same way) as before; as always
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to carry around; to carry on one's person
locals; local inhabitants
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
scale; scope; plan; structure
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be harvested; to be picked; to be able to harvest; to be able to pick
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
killing two birds with one stone
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
final; eventual; ultimate
safety zone; traffic island
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
order of chivalry; chivalric order
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
to run around; to bustle about