of course; certainly; naturally
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
environment; circumstance
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to commit a robbery; to burgle
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(not so) much; (not) very
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
price; cost; value; worth; value
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
approval; license; licence; permission
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)