thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
considerably; fairly; quite
and; thereupon; because of that
to be needed; to be wanted
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
in that way; thus; so; so?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper