to speak; to hear a voice
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
adds force or indicates command
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to surround; to crowd around
to look around; to survey
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a question from the emperor