outsourcing; subcontracting
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
working; in operation; running; active
particulars; details; specified items
centralized management; centrally controlled system
starting late; late departure
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
heart attack; myocardial infarction
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
State Council (of the People's Republic of China)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
the staff; inside the department
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to decide; to determine; to judge