popular name; common name; nickname; alias
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
ancient nation; homeland; one's native land; birthplace
joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; (lit.) third sector
management; administration; operation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
older sister; lass; young lady
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
this; our; right; justice; checking account
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
farming; agriculture; cultivation
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
married woman; another's wife
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope