company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
participation; joining; entry; adherence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
at work; in the midst of work; working
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
student (esp. a university student)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
atelier; studio; workshop