regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
society; the world; the times
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
another's parent; another's parents
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
government worker; public servant; civil servant
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
possible; likely; probable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
trivial; not amounting to much
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)