series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
outward appearance; looks
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to hide; to conceal oneself
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
first time; first; initial
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
order; directive; instructions; command
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another