maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pending question; unresolved problem
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
impossible to do (although wants to)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
divine nature; spirituality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to accept; to receive; to agree
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon