the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
tendency; trend; inclination
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
leadership; initiative; spearhead
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
interior; inside; internal
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
staff with plaited paper streamers
victim; injured party; sufferer
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cooperation; collaboration
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)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay