to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
feeling; sense; impression
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
time; hour; period; class
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what kind of; what sort of; what
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ability to make plans; planning ability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
nonchalant air; unruffled air