to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
way; method; means; (technical) specification
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
that is to say; so that means
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue