to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
duty station; place of business; work location
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to become better; to improve
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
it is not (like that) either
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
a help; an aid; some assistance
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
the other day; a few days ago
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
quiet; still; surreptitious
to have the privilege of doing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
to know (a person); to think
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
from the beginning; from scratch
one's later years; final years (in life)
management resource; management resources