just a minute; small quantity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
observer; watchman; lifeguard
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
passage of time; perceived time; relative time
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
staff member; station employee; official
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to look around; to survey
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)