burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to increase; to add to; to augment
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
changing clothes; change of clothes
opening time; starting time of work
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
regular time; stated period
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
don't you think?; indicates question
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
a help; an aid; some assistance
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy