residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to wipe out; to put an end to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
surrenderer; person who surrenders
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
by today; before the day is over
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to be too late; to be too slow
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
woman; female; feminine gender
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
retainer; attendant; escort
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
at once; there and then; immediately
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
noted product; local specialty
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
famous brand of sake; choice sake
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
solid; substantial; substantive
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
unnatural death; violent death