once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
interview (e.g. for a job)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
surely; certainly; without doubt
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
listed company (on a stock exchange)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
vocational school; technical school
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again