earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be helpful; to be useful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to dye; to colour; to color
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
feeling; sense; impression
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
factory; plant; mill; workshop
shipping; shipment; forwarding
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
acceleration; speeding up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fort; stronghold; fortification
construction; establishment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner