woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
last night; yesterday evening
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to increase; to add to; to augment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
height (of a person); stature
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
the other day; lately; recently
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
magazine; journal; periodical
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
serialization; serialisation; serial story