life; living; I; me; student
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
duty; function; office; mission; task
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
hidden room; secret chamber
treasure house; storage for valuable property
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...