nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
precision equipment; delicate equipment
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unprecedented; never seen before
management crisis (of a business); financial difficulty
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
adjustment of production; production adjustment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
color of water after washing rice (colour)
bank; banking institution
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
company president; manager; director
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.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result