the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
second (unit of time); arc second
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
duty; function; office; mission; task
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)