is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
business; trade; operations; sales
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
considerably; fairly; quite
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
way; method; means; resource; course
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to put one's life on the line
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone