futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
study; diligence; discount; reduction
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
contract; compact; agreement
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
at work; in the midst of work; working
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sickroom; hospital room; ward
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common