to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
be (that) as it may; having said that
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
addition; adding; supplement
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
concern; solicitude; consideration
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
long; drawn-out; very long
modifier of an inflectable word
ingredient; component; composition
depends entirely on; depends above all on
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
unspecified; random; indefinite
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
concrete; tangible; material
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
passive voice; passive form
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sympathy; compassion; pity
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to want; to seek; to request
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)