scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
research organization; investigative body
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
instead; but (on the other hand)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relation; connection; relevance
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
you (plural); all of you; you all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
unregistered; non-registered
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
public agency; public institution
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear