to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
control; management (e.g. of a business)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
dealing with; coping with
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to be photographed; to be projected
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
the other day; lately; recently
to become better; to improve
zhajiangmian (dish of ground pork over wheat noodles)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
very; much; greatly; a lot of
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily