cut; reduction; curtailment
mediator; go-between; middleman
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
future (usually near); prospects
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
lately; recently; nowadays
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
reward; honorarium; remuneration
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
marriage proposal; marriage talks
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen