at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
amount of money; sum of money
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
waterproofing; making watertight
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
distant look; faraway look
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)