present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
violent explosion; bursting
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
one by one; one after another; successively
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
existence; possession; having; limited company
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
creation; generation; formation; derivation
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense