to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
telecommunications equipment; communication device
to invite in; to usher in
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
what kind of business; what sort of matter
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
three sides; small offering stand
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
number two; mistress; concubine
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
button (clothing); push-button; button
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
foaming; frothing; lathering
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to step forward; to take a step forward
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
simple; simplified; easy; plain
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
inattention; absent-mindedness
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate