lately; recently; nowadays
a little bit; a little while
to be too late; to be too slow
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
company; corporation; workplace
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
factory; plant; mill; workshop
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
junior high school student; middle school pupil
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
discipline; training; teaching manners
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
regret; repentance; remorse
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
day (as in holiday); daytime
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
grandfather; male senior-citizen
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about