to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to incur someone's enmity
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
connection; link; relationship
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
systematic; organized; organizational
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
advanced level; high grade; senior
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
ritual; religious service; festival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
account book; register; ledger
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs