being the runner-up; finishing second
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
maid; helper; help; assistance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
older brother; elder brother
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
here and there; in places
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post