means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
indescribable; having no way to express
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
how much; how many; to what extent
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
food expenses; cost of one's board
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
(political) power; authority; influence
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
older brother and younger sister
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
somehow; for some reason or other