industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
bureau director; office chief
to come back; to bloom a second time
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
although I say; although one might say; although called
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
program (e.g. TV); programme
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster