relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
government worker; public servant; civil servant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
being good-for-nothing; useless person
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
pale (of complexion); green around the gills; looking unwell
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
physiognomy; divination by facial features
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
best article under heaven; peerless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in