simply; merely; only; solely
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
creation; generation; formation; derivation
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
classification; assortment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
extermination; expulsion; destruction
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
supply; supplying; replenishment
to take away; to carry away
sons and daughters; children; girl
forced laugh; forced smile
strong-willed; strong of heart
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands