environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
charming; fascinating; attractive
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
waterproofing; making watertight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
definite decision; final decision
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
have a good day; take care; see you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dual structure; double structure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
how many months?; how long?
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
transparency; degree of clearness