older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
way (of doing); manner; method; means
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)