anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to join together; to combine; to join up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
series of battles; successive battles
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
physical work; manual labour (labor)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
the very best; excellent; superb
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
employment (long term); hire
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to blame; to find fault with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
final; eventual; ultimate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for