tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
adds force or indicates command
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
development; exploitation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix