betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
courteous; decorous; polite
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
signature; signing; sealing
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eating; bite (in fishing)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to yell; to rant; to rave
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
using as an intermediary; through
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
to have a smattering knowledge of
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
open; public; official; overt
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
abusive language; violent language; wild words
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
surrounding at a distance
platoon commander; section commander
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"