society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
hello; good day; good afternoon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it's no joke; gimme a break!
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
according to plan; as planned
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
time; season; period; phase; stage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
support group; fan club; (election) committee
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance