to perceive; to understand
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to boost; to force up; to push up
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
January; first month of the lunar calendar
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
personal (employee); employed; retained
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to unfold; to unroll; to open
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(enter into, be in) a state of war
moderate faction; moderates
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
assumption; supposition; hypothesis