related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
future; possible; potential; prospective
chance (of success); odds
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
article; news story; report; account
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
editorial committee member; senior staff writer (newspaper)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
flour; meal; powder; dust
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
dumpling store; dumpling seller
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish