thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
don't you think?; indicates question
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
newspaper reporter; print journalist
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
personal; individual; private
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
that is to say; so that means
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
aggression; invasion; raid
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
please (give me); please (do for me)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)