because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
job; work; duties; trade; skill
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older brother; elder brother
order of chivalry; chivalric order
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
feelings; thoughts; meaning
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur