in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
go that far; to that extent
to feel; to sense; to experience
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one cause; one reason; one factor
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; merely; but; no more than
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
expansion of exports; export expansion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to have the privilege of doing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be silent; to say nothing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent