centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to surround; to crowd around
three; three years of age
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
due form; official; formality
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
number of persons; personnel
minimum; at the very least
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
mediator; manager; caretaker
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence