fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
and; thereupon; because of that
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
infection control measures
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
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)
in comparison to; rather than
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to employ; to hire; to charter
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
had better ...; had better not ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be prolonged; to drag on
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish