-less; lacking; non-existing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
ancestor; forefather; foremother
lately; recently; nowadays
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)
will not do; do not; does not
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
training; drill; practice; discipline
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to stick it out (until the end)
many; numerous; various; large number of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)