work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to employ; to hire; to charter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to look young; to seem young
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to triumph; to be elated with success
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary