company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
counter for books; volume
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
relatively; comparatively
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
besides; in addition; also; moreover
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
complete recovery; healing
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
genuine article; real thing; real deal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that