to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
among these; between these; of these
by means of; due to; because of; according to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
company president; manager; director
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
as (for); for; in the capacity of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone