insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
considerably; greatly; a lot
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
present; gift; to give a present or gift
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
last night; yesterday evening
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
not understanding; not knowing
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism