centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to cut and enlarge; to enlarge by cutting
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because of; owing to; due to
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
determination; resolution
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
great person; eminent figure
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
several times; once or twice
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...