thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to increase; to add to; to augment
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
rather; better; instead; if anything
number one; first; best; most; game; round
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
form; shape; figure; visage
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
for example; for instance; e.g.
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; like that; that sort of; very
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality