bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
upper reaches of a river; upstream
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
among these; between these; of these
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to be powered on; to be turned on
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to slide into; to slip into
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
slight; little; insignificant
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
outside of; not covered by
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
charming; fascinating; attractive
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
refinement; elegance; grace