occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
to move (house); to change residence
to talk; to chat; to chatter
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if so; in that case; in that situation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sympathy; compassion; pity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle