to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
each place; various places
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
pregnancy; conception; gestation
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
fate; destiny; predestination
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
dirty work; unpleasant task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point