achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in comparison to; rather than
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
true character; real nature
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
name; given name; first name
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
settlement; solution; resolution
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
manly; masculine; like a man
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
telephone call; telephone (device)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge