company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
how many years; how long; what year
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message