difficult to ...; hard to ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
pressure; oppression; suppression
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
change of occupation; career change
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
time; season; period; phase; stage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
examination; investigation; prosecution
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to gather; to collect; to assemble
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
House of Representatives election; lower house election
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
weekly publication; weekly magazine
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cabinet (of a government); ministry
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
simultaneous; all at once
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
headquarters; head office; main office
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police