this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
major cleanup; spring cleaning
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
palatial residence; stately mansion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
floor heating; underfloor heating
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
open every day of the year
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
earnings from a part-time job
at once; immediately; right now
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
pull; patronage; tug; discount
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
later on; eventually; afterwards
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee