recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
schedule; program; programme; agenda
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
education or school expenses
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(some) more; even more; longer; further
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
change of occupation; career change
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
junior high school student; middle school pupil
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)