to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
right (to do something); authority; power
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
about; on; regarding; per; for every
attendant; attendance upon another
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to compose; to put together
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip