relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
staff member; station employee; official
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
mass; quality and quantity
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to breathe in and breathe out
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
don't you think?; indicates question
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
price; cost; value; worth; value