emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
last night; yesterday evening
a fire raging in one's own home
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
middle of the night; dead of night
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
way of speaking; intimation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
patience; endurance; perseverance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
retainer; vassal; servant
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage