preference; priority; precedence
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
central government office; head office; this office
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
government service; the bureaucracy
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
administrator; director; commissioner
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the real criminal; true culprit
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
adds force or indicates command
height (of body); stature
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
man; male; masculine gender
operation scar; scar from an operation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be found; to be discovered
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
everybody; every last one of them; all
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour