whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in its entirety; whole; wholly
event; phenomenon; matter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
ability; capability; skill
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
fair; exhibition; exposition
mainland China; China proper
urban area; urban district
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
in accordance with; according to
focal point; nodal point; node
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"