recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
company outing; company retreat
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
I appreciate your efforts
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
planning; project; plan; design
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
schoolgirl; female student
woman; female; feminine gender
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
how; in what way; by what means
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
successively; one after another
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori