area; region; district; locality
private citizen; civilian
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to happen to hear; to overhear
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
curse; spell; malediction
to overcharge; to rip off
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
still; even now; to this day
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
since when; from when; how long
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up