another's parent; another's parents
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
without thinking of the consequences
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
it's been a long time; long time no see
of no interest; not interested
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
estimate (of costs); budget
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
year on year; on the previous year
a long time ago; long before now
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rising; ascending; climbing