building (construction) site
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
that's the way it is; such is life
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
corridor; hallway; passageway
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
period of time; time slot; time zone
by means of; due to; because of; according to
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting