safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
welcome!; nice to see you!
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
that is to say; so that means
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...