to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
private secretary; amanuensis
property; fortune; assets
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
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)
in succession; one by one
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
body; physical system; (the) person
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
breath; breathing; tone; mood
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)