iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
all you have to do is; just; that's all
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
such; this sort of; like this
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to beat to death; to kill
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect