dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
mediator; go-between; middleman
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
script; screenplay; scenario
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines