this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to cut corners; to be shoddy
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
association; union; guild
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
that's the way it is; such is life
originally; by nature; from the start
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
severe; strict; tough; hard
impudent; shameless; brazen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear