company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
development; exploitation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
user's manual; instruction manual
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how; in what way; how about
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in that way; thus; so; so?