slope; slanting surface; bevel
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
such ... as; or some such
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to complain; to make a complaint
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
all; entire; whole; altogether
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(passenger) car; automobile
penalty; sentence; punishment
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
inspection; examination; survey
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
weakening; emaciation; decline
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(not so) much; (not) very
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)