detrimental factor; contributing negative factor
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
curious; strange; unusual
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
free (of charge); gratuitous
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
loved one; lover; sweetheart
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying