judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
special; particular; peculiar; unique
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
systematic; organized; organizational
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
instead; but (on the other hand)
home area; home town; local
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)