hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sorry; excuse me; thank you
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
two persons; two people; pair; couple
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
finding employment; getting a job
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability