it's been a long time; long time no see
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
missing person; wanted person
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
inspection; examination; checking
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
bureau director; office chief
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
call; summons; convening; convocation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received