ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
use; utilization; utilisation; application
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(former) imperial university
opening a business; opening a practice
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
government official; clerk
sales; amount sold; proceeds
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
collection of essays (miscellaneous writings, literary jottings, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)