chief; main; principal; important
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be worried; to be troubled
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
serious; severe; grave; acute
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the place for; the time for; the level of
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
in that way; like that; that way
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
existence; possession; having; limited company
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)