hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
first thing in the morning
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
business office; place of business
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to peddle (goods); to hawk
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
party-internal; within the party
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go