interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
occupation; calling; livelihood
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
several times; several degrees
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
overnight; since last night
surveillance camera; security camera
business; errand; nature of one's business
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
general; popular; common; typical
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
death toll; number of deaths; body count
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
every year; yearly; annually
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface