to boost; to force up; to push up
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
important person; strategic person; key figure
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
whispering into a person's ear
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
particularly; only; in the case of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
pharmaceutical (drug) company
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
disinheritance; disowning
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
don't worry about it; forget about it
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
with these words; while saying
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
graduation ceremony; commencement
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve