to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to breathe while sleeping
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
administration; medication; dosage
experiment; experimentation
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
8000; eight thousand; many
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
number of persons; personnel
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
light work; light-duty work
very much; exceedingly; extremely
forced unpaid part-time work (e.g. must work until sales quota is reached)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)