small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
please (give me); please (do for me)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
many; numerous; various; large number of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Consumer Affairs Agency; CAA
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
world; society; people; the public
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to employ; to hire; to charter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do