or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sorry; excuse me; thank you
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
serious; severe; grave; acute
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
possession; retention; maintenance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
next term; next period; next version; next release
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to bring; to take; to bring about
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
risk from doing business in China
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor