to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to turn towards; to point
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
opening and shutting; opening and closing
counter for wheels and flowers
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself