mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
going off course; going out of bounds
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
just managing; with great difficulty
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
so; like this; in this way
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"