matter of time; question of time
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
parts; accessories; components
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
company; corporation; workplace
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living