searching; hunting for news story; journalist
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
property; fortune; assets
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
enterprise; business; company; corporation
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
president (of a society); chairman
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
expenses; costly; expensive
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
reflection; consideration
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint