head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
living by oneself; living alone
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to accumulate
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to let out a cry; to break forth
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to continue to work; to work away (at)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)