full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
life or death; existence; destiny
such; like that; that sort of; very
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare
power plant; power station
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
professor; teaching; instruction
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)