July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
offender; criminal; culprit
government; administration
negotiations; discussions; connection
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to bring; to take; to bring about
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sense of smell; olfaction
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
something like ...; something called ...
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
strength; power; proficiency; ability
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to concern; to be related
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility