rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
formal marriage interview
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
right in the middle (of); midst; height
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
addition; adding; supplement
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
armaments; military preparations
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
outside the country; abroad
arms buildup; military expansion
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
return of something; repayment