to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
quality (of a product or a service)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
scene; spectacle; sight; view
producer (film, TV, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
being upright and cleanhanded