I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to apologize; to apologise
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
lately; recently; nowadays
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please (give me); please (do for me)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual