to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
name; given name; first name
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
demand note; dunning letter (note)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
than; from; out of; except; but; more
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
consumer credit (finance, loan)
black-market lending; illegal loan
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)