spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
three days and three nights
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
overseas territories; outlying areas
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
nervous; neural; neurogenic
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat too much; to overeat
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
extremely; terrifically; super
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
one thin flat object; one sheet
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
continuation; succession; series
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
not yet known; unknown; strange
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members