to the last; persistency; thoroughness
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to state; to express; to mention
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
stagnation; hindrance; delay
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
preference; priority; precedence
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
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)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to live; to make a living; to get on with
but; however; provided that
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something