next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
sorry; excuse me; thank you
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rather; better; instead; if anything
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?