medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
will not do; do not; does not
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
two (long cylindrical things)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be needed; to be wanted
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement