where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being too late; losing one's final chance
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
please (give me); please (do for me)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
control room; control booth
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
even so; anyhow; at any rate
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
and yet; though; when; in spite of