just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; coordination; link
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(political) power; authority; influence
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
oscines (birds of suborder Oscines); songbirds
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering