only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to become better; to improve
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
government service; the bureaucracy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
I see; that's right; indeed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
fixed interval; fixed period
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
system; institution; organization; organisation
recommendation; referral; endorsement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
such; like that; that sort of; very
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling