to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to cease; to stop; to be over
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to wash away; to rinse off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
please (give me); please (do for me)