this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
two persons; two people; pair; couple
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
don't you think?; indicates question
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
number of copies; circulation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
another company; other company
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
first print (run); first print of the new year (esp. newspaper printed on January 1)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
how long; how much; to what extent
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
just a minute; small quantity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client