request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
right (to do something); authority; power
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
generation; the world; the age
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
one or two; a few; small number
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
location of a press conference; press conference room
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
before the spirit of the deceased
Buddhist (household) altar
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become distant; to recede
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
televising; broadcasting; airing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast